Method of Identifying Cosmetic Agents For Treating Periorbital Dyschromia and Systems Therefor

ABSTRACT

A method of constructing a data architecture for use in identifying connections between perturbagens and genes associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia. The method includes providing a gene expression profile for a keratinocyte, fibroblast, melanocyte or melanoma cell, which has been exposed to at least one perturbagen, and comparing the gene expression profile to a control cell from the same cell line. Genes that are differentially expressed in response to the perturbagen are identified by comparing the gene expression profiles of the control cell and the test cell. An ordered list of identifiers representing the differentially expressed genes is created according to the differential expression of the genes. The ordered list is stored as an instance on a computer readable medium. The steps are then repeated to construct a data architecture of stored instances.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Methods of identifying and/or evaluating potential cosmetic agents useful for treating periorbital dyschromia are generally provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to using gene expression signatures, data architechtures and connectivity mapping to identify and/or evaluate cosmetic agents useful for treating different types of periorbital dyschromia are provided.

BACKGROUND

A person's eyes are a prominent and noticeable facial feature. Thus, aesthetic features associated with the eyes may influence an individual's perception of herself or the impression she makes on others. Not surprisingly, a variety of ways to accentuate and/or beautify the eyes have been devised throughout history. For example, some people may use cosmetic compositions to hide undesirable aesthetic features around theif eyes. Undesirable aesthetic features typically include fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration of the skin around the eye. A particularly undesirable aesthectic feature is periorbital dyschromia, sometimes referred to as “dark circles” or “under-eye dark circles.” Periorbital dychromia can be particularly undesirable because it is commonly associated with fatigue and/or old age, which are the antithesis of a desired perception of youthful beauty.

While using cosmetic compositions such as make up (e.g., foundation, concealer or eyeshadow) to hide a perceived flaw (e.g., skin discoloration, lines, and wrinkles) or accentuate a particular feature of the eye may provide a temporary cosmetic benefit, most conventional make up products requires daily application, and in some instances may even require reapplication throughout the day. Thus, a longer lasting or more permanent solution is needed to reduce and/or eliminate some of the undesirable aesthetic features commonly associated with the eye.

In an effort to find a longer lasting cosmetic solution to the problem of periorbital dyschromia, researchers have tried to identify its underlying causes. A variety of theories ranging from undereye skin thickness to hyperpigmentation related to the overproduction of melanin have been suggested as causing periorbital dychromia. Up to now, periorbital dyschromia is a multifactorial pathogenesis that is not well elucidated. The belief that a variety of factors are responsible for causing periorbital dyschromia has led to attempts to classify periorbital dyschromia into discrete types according to the different underlying factor(s) believed to be responsible for the condition. But these attempts have failed to provide a commercially viable method of classifying periorbital dyschromia or a system that is suitable for developing and marketing cosmetic products that target periorbital dyschromia. However, it has recently been discovered that different types of periorbital dyschromia can be distinguished from one another based on certain factors. Nevertheless, periorbital dychromia is still a highly complex condition with multiple and overlapping etiologies, which manifest, in part, as a function of individual predisposition, and which therefore pose a significant treatment challenge. Thus, there remains a need in the cosmetic arts both for generating potential cosmetic agents suitable for use in treating periorbital dyschromia and for effective and efficient screening methods for identifying agents with efficacy and safety in the cosmetic treatment of periorbital dyschromia. In particular, there remains a need for methods of identifying potential cosmetic agents and for evaluating the efficacy of cosmetic agents using screening methods that are substantially independent of the mechanism of action or etiology of the periorbital dyschromia condition.

Recently, a more detailed genomic understanding of periorbital dyschromia has revealed potentially hundreds of genes and other effectors involved in the appearance of different types of periorbital dyschromia, which may provide genetic targets suitable for use in identifying agents and/or treatments. An investigation into the application of a relatively new technology known as “connectivity mapping” (“C-mapping”) was undertaken to the search for new cosmetic agents that may be suitable for treating one or more types of periborbital dyschromia. Connectivity mapping is a hypothesis generating and testing tool having successful application in the fields of operations research, telecommunications, and more recently in pharmaceutical drug discovery.

The general notion that functionality could be accurately determined for previously uncharacterized genes and potential targets of drug agents could be identified by mapping connections in a database of gene expression profiles for drug-treated cells is described by T. R. Hughes et al. in “Functional Discovery Via a Compendium of Expression Profiles” Cell 102, 109-126 (2000)]. The launch of The Connectivity Map (“C-map”) Project by Justin Lamb and researchers at MIT (“Connectivity Map: Gene Expression Signatures to Connect Small Molecules, Genes, and Disease”, Science, Vol 313, 2006) helped provide support for the connectivity theory. In 2006, Lamb's group began publishing a detailed synopsis of the mechanics of C-map construction and installments of the reference collection of gene expression profiles used to create the first generation C-map and the initiation of an on-going large scale community C-map project, which is available under the “supporting materials” hyperlink at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/313/5795/1929/suppl/DC1.

Connectivity mapping has achieved in confirmed medical successes with identification of new agents for the treatment of various diseases, including cancer. Nonetheless, certain limiting presumptions challenge application of C-map with respect to diseases of polygenic origin or conditions that are characterized by diverse, and often apparently unrelated, cellular phenotypic manifestations (such as periorbital dyschromia). According to Lamb, the challenge to constructing a useful C-map is in the selection of input reference data which permit generation of clinically salient and useful output upon query. For the drug-related C-map of Lamb, strong associations comprise the reference associations, and strong associations are the desired output identified as “hits.”

However, agents suitable for use as pharmaceutical agents and agents suitable for use as cosmetic agents are categorically distinct. Pharmaceutical agents are selected for specificity and intended to have measurable effects on structure and function of the body, while cosmetic agents are selected for effect on appearance and may not affect structure and function of the body to a measurable degree. Cosmetic agents also tend to be non-specific with respect to effect on cellular phenotype, and administration to the body is generally limited to application on or close to the body surface.

In constructing C-maps relating to pharmaceutical agents, it has been stressed that particular difficulty may be encountered if reference connections are extremely sensitive and at the same time difficult to detect (weak), and thus compromises have been adopted which are aimed at minimizing numerous, diffuse associations. Since the regulatory scheme for drug products requires high degrees of specificity between a purported drug agent and disease state, and modulation of disease by impacting a single protein with a minimum of tangential associations is desired in development of pharmaceutical actives, the Lamb C-map is well-suited for screening for potential pharmaceutical agents despite such compromises.

The connectivity mapping protocols of Lamb would not be predicted, therefore, to have utility for hypothesis testing/generating in the field of cosmetics and periorbital dyschromia, particularly given the compromises described above, or for a primarily cosmetic disorder where symptoms may be diffuse, systemic and relatively mild. Cosmetics formulators seek agents or compositions of agents capable of modulating multiple targets and having effects across complex phenotypes and conditions. Further, the phenotypic impact of a cosmetic agent (e.g., suitable for treatment of periorbital dyschromia) must be relatively low by definition, so that the agent avoids being subject to the regulatory scheme for pharmaceutical actives. Nonetheless, the impact must be perceptible to the consumer and preferably empirically confirmable by scientific methods. Gene transcription/expression profiles for cosmetic conditions are generally diffuse, comprising many genes with low to moderate fold differentials. Cosmetic agents, therefore, provide more diverse and less acute effects on cellular phenotype and generate the sort of associations expressly taught by Lamb as unsuitable for generating connectivity maps useful for confident hypothesis testing.

Nonetheless, contrary to the teachings of Lamb and the prior art in general, it has been surprisingly discovered that useful connectivity maps could be developed to evaluate and/or identify cosmetic actives for treating periorbital dyschromia, despite the highly diffuse, systemic and low-level effects these sorts of actives generally engender. Additionally, the value of a connectivity map approach to discover functional connections shared by periorbital dychromia phenotypes is counter-indicated by the progenitors of the drug-based C-map; the relevant phenotypes are very complex, the etiology is not well understood, the genetic perturbations are numerous and weak, and cosmetic agent action is likewise diffuse and, by definition, relatively weak. The successful application of connectivity mapping to target periorbital dyschromia, which is multi-factored and poorly elucidated, is a breakthrough in periorbital dyschromia research.

SUMMARY

In order to provide a solution to the problems above, provided herein is a method of constructing a data architecture for use in identifying connections between perturbagens and genes associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia. The method comprises providing a gene expression profile for a control human cell. The control cell is from a human cell line selected from the group consisting of keratinocyte, fibroblast, melanocyte and melanoma cell lines. The method also comprises generating a gene expression profile for a human cell exposed to at least one perturbagen. The cell is used to generate the gene expression profile for the human cell exposed to the perturbagen is from the same cell line as the control cell. The method further comprises identifying genes differentially expressed in response to the perturbagen by comparing the gene expression profiles of the control cell and the test cell, and then creating an ordered list of identifiers representing the differentially expressed genes. The identifiers are ordered according to the differential expression of the genes. The ordered list is stored as an instance on a computer readable medium. The steps are then repeated to construct a data architecture of stored instances. The perturbagen used to generate the test profile is different qualitatively or quantitatively for each instance.

Also disclosed herein is a system for identifying connections between perturbagens and genes associated with periorbital dyschromia. The system comprises a computer readable medium having instances and a periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature. The instances and the gene expression signature are derived from a human epidermal skin cell or a human dermal skin cell. Each instance comprises an instance list of rank-ordered identifiers of differentially expressed genes. The periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature comprises gene expression signature lists of identifiers representing differentially expressed genes associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia. The system also comprises a programmable computer comprising computer-readable instructions that cause the programmable computer to execute one or more of the following: (i) accessing the plurality of instances and a periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature stored on the computer readable medium; (ii) comparing the periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature to the plurality of the instances, wherein the comparison comprises comparing each identifier in the gene expression signature list with the position of the same identifier in the instance list for each of the plurality of instances; and (iii) assigning a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances.

Further disclosed herein is a method of formulating a cosmetic composition. The method comprises accessing with a computer a plurality of skin instances stored on at least one computer readable medium. Each instance is associated with a perturbagen, and each instance comprises an ordered list comprising a plurality of identifiers representing up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes. The method also comprises accessing with a computer at least one gene expression signature stored on the at least one computer readable medium. The gene expression signature corresponds to a type of periorbital dyschromia and comprises one or more lists of identifiers representing a plurality of up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes. The method further comprises assigning with a computer a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances. The method is used to formulate a cosmetic composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier and a perturbagen(s), and the connectivity score of the instance associated with the perturbagen is negative.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is an illustration of the appearance of Type I periorbital dyschromia.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of the appearance of Type II periorbital dyschromia

FIG. 3 is an illustrating of the appearance of Type III periorbital dyschromia.

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of the method herein.

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary system for generating an instance.

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a computing device suitable for use with the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of an instance associated with a computer readable medium.

FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of a comparison between a gene expression signature and an instance, wherein there is a positive correlation between the lists;

FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of a comparison between a gene expression signature and an instance, wherein there is a negative correlation between the lists; and

FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of a comparison between a gene expression signature and an instance, wherein there is a neutral correlation between the lists.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All percentages are by weight of the relevant composition, unless otherwise specified. All ratios are weight ratios, unless specifically stated otherwise. All numeric ranges are inclusive of narrower ranges; delineated upper and lower range limits are interchangeable to create further ranges not explicitly delineated. The number of significant digits conveys neither limitation on the indicated amounts nor on the accuracy of the measurements. All measurements are understood to be made at about 25° C. and at ambient conditions, where “ambient conditions” means conditions under about one atmosphere of pressure and at about 50% relative humidity.

DEFINITIONS

“Benchmark agent” refers to any chemical, compound, environmental factor, small or large molecule, extract, formulation, or combinations thereof that is(are) known to induce or cause a superior effect (positive or negative) on the gene expression of a periorbital dychromia condition.

“Computer readable medium” refers to any electronic storage medium and includes, but is not limited to, any volatile, nonvolatile, removable, and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data and data structures, digital files, software programs and applications, or other digital information. Computer readable media includes, but are not limited to, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a random access memory (RAM), a synchronous RAM (SRAM), a dynamic RAM (DRAM), a synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), a direct RAM bus RAM (DRRAM), a read only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an electronically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a disk, a carrier wave, and a memory stick. Examples of volatile memory include, but are not limited to, random access memory (RAM), synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), and direct RAM bus RAM (DRRAM). Examples of non-volatile memory include, but are not limited to, read only memory (ROM), programmable read only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), and electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM). A memory can store processes and/or data. Still other computer readable media include any suitable disk media, including but not limited to, magnetic disk drives, floppy disk drives, tape drives, Zip drives, flash memory cards, memory sticks, compact disk ROM (CD-ROM), CD recordable drive (CD-R drive), CD rewriteable drive (CD-RW drive), and digital versatile ROM drive (DVD ROM).

“Connectivity map” and “C-map” refer broadly to devices, systems, articles of manufacture, and methodologies for identifying relationships between cellular phenotypes or cosmetic conditions, gene expression, and perturbagens, such as cosmetic actives. A description of connectivity mapping and methods of using connectivity mapping to identify genes and/or compositions of interest can be found in U.S. Publication No. 2012/0283112 titled “Systems and Methods For Identifying Cosmetic Agents For Skin Care Compositions” filed by Binder, et al., on Feb. 22, 2012 and co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 13/851,886, titled “Systems, Models and Methods for Identifying and Evaluating Skin-Active Agents Effective for Treating Conditions and Disorders of Skin Pigmentation,” filed by Hakozaki, et al., on Mar. 30, 2012.

“Connectivity score” refers to a derived value representing the degree to which an instance correlates to a query.

“Control sample” means a matched sample (e.g., the same cell type used to generate the gene expression measurements for the plurality of biological conditions) that is identified as not including a particular type of periorbital dyschromia or is identified as having no dyschromia. For example, the gene expression measurements from a control sample may be generated from a biological sample taken earlier in time, prior to exhibiting periorbital dyschromia; a control subject or population whose gene expression measurements are known; or an index value or baseline value. A control gene expression profile can also be derived from prediction algorithms or computed indices from population studies. In various embodiments, the control sample is matched for race, gender, age, geographic location, and/or ethnic origin with respect to origin of the gene expression measurements of the plurality of biological disorders.

“Cosmetic” means providing a desired visual effect on an area of the human body. The visual cosmetic effect may be temporary, semi-permanent, or permanent. Some non-limiting examples of “cosmetic products” include products that leave color on the face, such as foundation, mascara, concealers, eye liners, brow colors, eye shadows, blushers, lip sticks, lip balms, face powders, solid emulsion compact, and the like.

“Cosmetic agent” means any substance, as well any component thereof, intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, sprayed, introduced into, or otherwise applied to a mammalian body or any part thereof to provide a cosmetic effect. Cosmetic agents may include substances that are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the US Food and Drug Administration, food additives, and materials used in non-cosmetic consumer products including over-the-counter medications. In some embodiments, cosmetic agents may be incorporated in a cosmetic composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application to skin. Cosmetic agents include, but are not limited to, (i) chemicals, compounds, small or large molecules, extracts, formulations, or combinations thereof that are known to induce or cause at least one effect (positive or negative) on skin tissue; (ii) chemicals, compounds, small molecules, extracts, formulations, or combinations thereof that are known to induce or cause at least one effect (positive or negative) on skin tissue and are discovered, using the provided methods and systems, to induce or cause at least one previously unknown effect (positive or negative) on the skin tissue; and (iii) chemicals, compounds, small molecules, extracts, formulations, or combinations thereof that are not known have an effect on skin tissue and are discovered, using the provided methods and systems, to induce or cause an effect on skin tissue.

Some examples of cosmetic agents or cosmetically actionable materials can be found in: the PubChem database associated with the National Institutes of Health, USA (http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov); the Ingredient Database of the Personal Care Products Council (http://online. personalcarecouncil.org/jsp/Homejsp); and the 2010 International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 13^(th) Edition, published by The Personal Care Products Council; the EU Cosmetic Ingredients and Substances list; the Japan Cosmetic Ingredients List; the Personal Care Products Council, the SkinDeep database (URL: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com); the FDA Approved Excipients List; the FDA OTC List; the Japan Quasi Drug List; the US FDA Everything Added to Food database; EU Food Additive list; Japan Existing Food Additives, Flavor GRAS list; US FDA Select Committee on GRAS Substances; US Household Products Database; the Global New Products Database (GNPD) Personal Care, Health Care, Food/Drink/Pet and Household database (URL: http://www.gnpd.com); and from suppliers of cosmetic ingredients and botanicals.

Other non-limiting examples of cosmetic agents include botanicals (which may be derived from one or more of a root, stem bark, leaf, seed or fruit of a plant). Some botanicals may be extracted from a plant biomass (e.g., root, stem, bark, leaf, etc.) using one more solvents. Botanicals may comprise a complex mixture of compounds and lack a distinct active ingredient. Another category of cosmetic agents are vitamin compounds and derivatives and combinations thereof, such as a vitamin B3 compound, a vitamin B5 compound, a vitamin B6 compound, a vitamin B9 compound, a vitamin A compound, a vitamin C compound, a vitamin E compound, and derivatives and combinations thereof (e.g., retinol, retinyl esters, niacinamide, folic acid, panthenol, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, and tocopherol acetate). Other non-limiting examples of cosmetic agents include sugar amines, phytosterols, hexamidine, hydroxy acids, ceramides, amino acids, peptides, and polyols.

“Data architecture” refers generally to one or more digital data structures comprising an organized collection of data. In some embodiments, the digital data structures can be stored as a digital file (e.g., a spreadsheet file, a text file, a word processing file, a database file, etc.) on a computer readable medium. In some embodiments, the data architecture is provided in the form of a database that may be managed by a database management system (DBMS) that is be used to access, organize, and select data (e.g., instances and gene expression signatures) stored in a database.

“Dermatologically acceptable” means that the compositions or components described are suitable for use in contact with human skin tissue.

“Effective amount” means an amount of a compound or composition sufficient to significantly induce a positive or desired benefit, (e.g., a positive skin or feel benefit, reverse the expression of a gene, group of genes and/or gene expression signature), including independently or in combinations the benefits disclosed herein, but low enough to avoid serious side effects, i.e., to provide a reasonable benefit to risk ratio, within the scope of sound judgment of the skilled artisan.

“Gene expression signature” refers to a rationally derived list, or plurality of lists, of genes representative of a periorbital dyschromia condition or a cosmetic agent. In some instances, the cosmetic agent may be a benchmark skin agent or a potential agent for treating periorbital dychromia (“periorbital dychromia agent”). Thus, the gene expression signature may serve as a proxy for a phenotype of interest for periorbital dyschromia. A gene expression signature may comprise genes whose expression, relative to a normal or control state, is increased (up-regulated), whose expression is decreased (down-regulated), and combinations thereof. Generally, a gene expression signature for a modified cellular phenotype may be described as a set of genes differentially expressed in the modified cellular phenotype over the cellular phenotype. A gene expression signature can be derived from various sources of data, including but not limited to, from in vitro testing, in vivo testing and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a gene expression signature may comprise a first list representative of a plurality of up-regulated genes of the condition of interest and a second list representative of a plurality of down-regulated genes of the condition of interest. For example, a periorbital dyschromia gene expression, which is a gene expression signature associated with one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, can be found in Tables 1 though 12 below.

“Gene expression profiling” refers to the measurement of the expression of multiple genes in a biological sample using any suitable profiling technology. For example, the mRNA expression of thousands of genes may be determined using microarray techniques. Other emerging technologies that may be used include RNA-Seq or whole transcriptome sequencing using NextGen sequencing techniques. Gene expression profiling may be used to generate a gene expression signature.

“Instance” refers to data from a gene expression profiling experiment in which skin cells are dosed with a perturbagen. In some embodiments, the data comprises a list of identifiers representing the genes that are part of the gene expression profiling experiment. The identifiers may include gene names, gene symbols; microarray probe set IDs, or any other identifier. In some embodiments, an instance may comprise data from a microarray experiment and comprises a list of probe set IDs of the microarray ordered by their extent of differential expression relative to a control. The data may also comprise metadata, including but not limited to data relating to one or more of the perturbagen, the gene expression profiling test conditions, the skin cells, and the microarray.

“Keratinous tissue,” means keratin-containing tissue layers disposed as the outermost protective covering of mammals which includes, but is not limited to, skin, hair, and nails.

“Microarray” refers broadly to any ordered array of nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins, small molecules, large molecules, and/or combinations thereof on a substrate that enables gene expression profiling of a biological sample. Non-limiting examples of microarrays are available from Affymetrix, Inc.; Agilent Technologies, Inc.; Illumina, Inc.; GE Healthcare, Inc.; Applied Biosystems, Inc.; Beckman Coulter, Inc.; etc.

“Periorbital” means around the orbit of the eye. The “periorbital region” of a person is the area of the face generally around the eye. The periorbital region of a person is typically disposed longitudinally between the bottom of the brow and the top of the cheek and leterally between the bridge of the nose and the temple.

“Periorbital dyschromia” is a condition that occurs when the tone of skin in the periorbital region of person is noticeably different from the tone of skin in a nearby portion of the face, such as the cheek, nose, forehead, temple and/or another portion of the periorbital region. Perioribital dyschromia is bilateral, (i.e., it occurs in the periorbital region of both sides of the face). Periorbital dyschromia may appear as a result of hyperpigmented and/or hypopigmented skin disposed in the periorbital region. Periorbital dyschromia may be identified and/or classified according to one or more of the indicators described in more detail below. Periorbital dyschromia herein is classified into one of three types (i.e., Type I, Type II or Type III). The three types of periorbital dyschromia are described and defined in more detail below, and can be readily determined in accordance with the methods herein.

“Personal care composition” means a cosmetic composition or a skin care composition suitable. Is it to be appreciated that a personal care composition may provide both a cosmetic benefit and a skin health benefit.

“Perturbagen” means anything used as a challenge in a gene expression profiling experiment to generate gene expression data for use herein. In some embodiments, the perturbagen is applied to epidermal and/or dermal skin cells and the gene expression data derived from the gene expression profiling experiment may be stored as an instance in a data architecture. Any substance, chemical, compound, active, natural product, extract, drug [e.g. Sigma-Aldrich LOPAC (Library of Pharmacologically Active Compounds) collection], small molecule, and combinations thereof used as to generate gene expression data can be a perturbagen. A perturbagen can also be any other stimulus used to generate differential gene expression data. For example, a perturbagen may also be UV radiation, heat, osmotic stress, pH, a microbe, a virus, and small interfering RNA. A perturbagen may be, but is not required to be, a cosmetic agent.

“Putative cosmetic agent” means a cosmetic agent that has shown promise through preliminary screens as effecting a specific change in skin biology related to periorbital dyschromia but that has not yet been tested for effectiveness through the methods described herein.

“Query” refers to data that is used as an input to a C-map and against which a plurality of instances are compared. A query may include a gene expression signature associated with a skin condition such as age spots, or may include a gene expression signature derived from a physiological process associated with a skin condition. A C-map may be queried with perturbagens, gene expression signatures, periorbital dyschromia types, thematic signatures, or any data feature or combination of data features or associations that comprise the data architecture.

“Reverse” when referring to the gene expression of a gene means that the expression of the gene is changed such that it is opposite of the expression indicated in a gene signature in a significant way (e.g., p-value<0.1, p-value<0.05, p-value<0.01, p-value<0.001, or p-value<0.0001 as determined by a statistical test like ANOVA or to a t-test). For example, if a gene expression signature indicates that a particular gene is up-regulated, then reversing the expression of the gene can mean that the gene is down-regulated relative to the indicated gene expression signature with a p-value of less than 0.05 as determined by a statistical test like ANOVA or t-test. When referring to gene expression signatures, the term “reversing” depends on the method used to determine the change in gene expression signature. For example, when using connectivity mapping, a connectivity score is generated to represent an amount of differential expression relative to a known gene expression signature, e.g., stored in a data architecture, and the connectivity score can be used as a measure of the amount of reversal in a gene expression signature. in a significant way (e.g., p-value<0.1, p-value<0.05, p-value<0.01, p-value<0.001, or p-value<0.0001.

“Skin” means the outermost protective covering of mammals that is composed of cells such as keratinocytes, fibroblasts and melanocytes. Skin includes an outer epidermal layer and an underlying dermal layer. Skin may also include hair and nails as well as other types of cells commonly associated with skin, such as, for example, myocytes, Merkel cells, Langerhans cells, macrophages, stem cells, sebocytes, nerve cells and adipocytes. “Skin care” means regulating and/or improving skin condition. “Skin-care composition” means a composition that regulates and/or improves skin condition.

“Skin tone” refers to the perceived color or pigmentation of skin pigmentation, especially with regard to the evenness of coloration or pigmentation. “Skin tone” may also include other characteristics of skin that contribute to a consumer perception of overall tone. For example, pore size and distribution, and skin texture are also generally considered attributes of overall skin tone.

“Software” and “software application” mean one or more computer readable and/or executable instructions that cause a computing device or other electronic device to perform functions, actions, and/or behave in a desired manner. The instructions may be embodied in one or more various forms like routines, algorithms, modules, libraries, methods, and/or programs. Software may be implemented in a variety of executable and/or loadable forms and can be located in one computer component and/or distributed between two or more communicating, co-operating, and/or parallel processing computer components and thus can be loaded and/or executed in serial, parallel, and other manners. Software can be stored on one or more computer readable medium and may implement, in whole or part, the methods and functionalities of the present invention.

“Topical application” means to apply or spread the compositions of the present invention onto the surface of the keratinous tissue.

Before now, the underlying causes of periorbital dyschromia were not particularly well elucidated. It has unexpectedly been discovered that there are common themes associated with periorbital dyschromia, which lend themselves to differentiation based on a variety of relatively straightforward evaluation techniques. Previous attempts to classify periorbital dyschromia did not appreciate that periorbital dyschromia can be grouped into distinct categories based on, for example, visual evaluation and/or imaging techniques, biomarkers, histology, and/or genetic analysis. Based on these newly discovered distinctions, it is believed that improved cosmetic products and/or treatment regimens particularly suited for treating different types of periorbital dyschromia can be provided. In order to provide improved products and regimens for treating different types of periorbital dyschromia, devices, systems and methods for identifying potential active agents for use in topical cosmetic products are needed.

As described herein, there are three types of periorbital dyschromia conditions and a “No Dyschromia” condition, which may serve as a control condition in certain embodiments. The three types of periorbital dyschromia can be distinguished from one another and from the No Dyschromia condition using, for example, visual classification techniques, imaging techniques, biomarkers, histology, gene expression signatures and combinations of these. For example, a first type of periorbital dyschromia, referred to herein as “Type I,” may be visually characterized by the appearance of darker, continuous and more chromatic skin tones in particular portions of periorbital skin, which may resemble tanned skin; a second type of periorbital dyschromia, referred to herein as “Type II,” may be visually characterized by the presence of darker, continuous and less chormatic tones in periorbital skin, which may resemble bruised skin; and a third type of periorbital dyschromia, referred to herein as “Type III,” may be characterized by the presence of darker, discontinuous tones in particular portions of the periorbital skin that resemble the appearance of Type I and II Periorbital dyschromia (e.g., appears as a combination of Type I and II). A No Dyschromia condition may be visually characterized by the lack of an uneven or discontinous skin tone in the majority of the periorbital region.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of how Type I periorbital dyschromia, which is represented by the shaded portion 1 of the periorbital region, may be visually classified based upon its location in the periorbital region; FIG. 2 illustrates an example of how Type II periorbital dyschromia (i.e., the shaded portion 2 of the periorbital region), may be visually classified based upon its location in the periorbital region; and FIG. 3 illustrates an example of how Type III periorbital dyschromia (i.e., the shaded portion 3 of the periorbital region), may be visually classified based upon its location in the periorbital region.

The different types of periorbital dyschromia may also be distinguished from one another and from a No Dyschromia condition using a conventional imaging method such as an RGB color scale measurement method. For example, Type I periorbital dyschromia generally exhibits lower RGB values as compared to Types II and III, when measured according to the RGB method. In certain embodiments, Type I periorbital dyschromia may be characterized by having an R-value of from 143 to 178, a G-value of from 97 to 131, and/or a B-value of from 83 to 113, according to the RGB imaging method described in more detail below. In addition, Type I periorbital dyschromia may be characterized by having a ratio of B-value to G-value (“B/G ratio”) of from 0.58 to 0.840. In certain embodiments, Type II periorbital dyschromia may be characterized by having an R-value of from 152 to 178, a G-value of from 106 to 139, and/or a B-value of from 97 to 126, according to the RGB Method. Type II periorbital dyschromia may also be characterized by having a B/G ratio of from 0.800 to 0.91. In certain embodiments, Type III periorbital dyschromia may be characterized by having an R-value of from 150 to 172, a G-value of from 105 to 131, and/or a B-value of from 96 to 116, according to the RGB imaging method described in more detail below. Type III periorbital dyschromia may be characterized by having a B/G ratio of from 0.848 to 0.909.

Examples of suitable methods and systems for classifying periorbital dyschromia are described in U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 14/215,323 filed by Osorio, et al., on Mar. 15, 2013. Methods of treating different types of periorbital dyschromia and compositions therefor are described in U.S. Provisional application Ser. Nos. 14/215,345 and 14/215,378 filed by Osorio, et al., on Mar. 15, 2013.

Features of the invention are further described below. Section headings are for convenience of reading and not intended to be limiting per se. The entire document is intended to be related as a unified disclosure, and it should be understood that all combinations of features described herein are contemplated, even if the combination of features are not found together in the same sentence, or paragraph, or section of this document.

Measuring Gene Expression

In certain embodiments, the methods and systems herein comprise obtaining one or more gene expression measurements from biological samples and analyzing the measurements to identify differential expression in genes of interest. Gene expression measurements can comprise quantitative or qualitative expression data for a number of genes. In the context of periorbital dyschromia, gene expression measurements may be obtained from the analysis of the epidermal and dermal region of skin biopsy samples of periorbital skin. The gene expression measurements may be compared to, e.g., a control sample to provide insights into the biological processes associated with periorbital dyschromia. Alternatively or in addition, gene expression measurements may be obtained from cells challenged in vitro to mimic a type of periorbital dyschromia.

Gene expression may be detected and/or measured in a variety of ways. In certain embodiments, the method comprises measuring messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”) encoded by one or more genes of interest in a gene expression signature. Optionally, the method may include reverse transcribing mRNA encoded by one or more of the genes and measuring the corresponding complementary DNA (“cDNA”). Any suitable quantitative nucleic acid assay may be used herein. For example, conventional quantitative hybridization, Northern blot, and polymerase chain reaction procedures may be used for quantitatively measuring the amount of an mRNA transcript or cDNA in a biological sample. Optionally, the mRNA or cDNA may be amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prior to hybridization. The mRNA or cDNA sample is then examined by, e.g., hybridization with oligonucleotides specific for mRNAs or cDNAs encoded by one or more of the genes of the panel, optionally immobilized on a substrate (e.g., an array or microarray). Selection of one or more suitable probes specific for an mRNA or cDNA and selection of hybridization or PCR conditions are within the ordinary skill of those who work with nucleic acids. Binding of the biomarker nucleic acid to oligonucleotide probes specific for the biomarker(s) allows identification and quantification of the biomarker. Suitable examples of methods of quantifying gene expression are disclosed in U.S. Publication No. 2012/0283112; U.S. application Ser. Nos. 13/851,858, 13/851,864, 13/851,873, and 13/851,886; and U.S. Ser. No. 13/966,418, filed by Mills, et al., on Aug. 15, 2012.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a method 58 of measuring gene expression and comparing the gene expression measurements to reference gene expression measurements (e.g., taken from a control sample). The method 58 comprises exposing test cells 60, 62 (e.g., keratinocytes and/or other skin cell associated with the periorbital region) to a perturbagen 64. The perturbagen 64 may be dissolved in a suitable carrier 61 such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Optionally, reference cells 66, which are typically the same type of cell as the test cells 60, 62 but which are only exposed to the carrier 61 (i.e., no perturben), may be used as a control. After exposure to the perturben 64 and/or control 61, mRNA is extracted from the test cells 60, 62 and reference cells 66. The mRNA 63, 70, 72 extracted from the cells 60, 62 and 66 may, optionally, be reverse transcribed to cDNA 74, 76, 78 and marked with fluorescent dye(s) (e.g., red and green if a two color microarray analysis is to be performed). Alternatively, the cDNA samples 74, 76 and 78 may be prepped for a one color microarray analysis, and a plurality of replicates may be processed if desired. The cDNA samples 74, 76, 78 may be co-hybridized to the microarray 80 comprising a plurality of probes 82 (e.g., tens, hundreds, or thousands of probes). In some embodiments, each probe 82 on the microarray 80 has a unique probe set identifier. The microarray 80 is scanned by a scanner 84, which excites the dyes and measures the amount fluorescence. A computing device 86 analyzes the raw images to determine the amount of cDNA present, which is representative of the expression levels of a gene. The scanner 84 may incorporate the functionality of the computing device 86. Gene expression data collected by the system may include: i) up-regulation of gene expression (e.g., greater binding of the test material (e.g., cDNA 74, 76) to probes compared to reference material (e.g., cDNA 78)), ii) down-regulation of gene expression (e.g., reduced binding of the test material (e.g., cDNA 74, 76) to probes than the test material (e.g., cDNA 78)), iii) non-fluctuating gene expression (e.g., similar binding of the test material (e.g., cDNA 74, 76) to the probes compared to the reference material (e.g., cDNA 78)), and iv) no detectable signal or noise. The up- and down-regulated genes may be referred to as “differentially expressed,” and the gene expression data may be used to generate one or more instances 22, which is described in more detail below.

Microarrays and microarray analysis techniques are well known in the art, and it is contemplated that other microarray techniques may be used with the methods, devices, and systems of the invention. For example, any suitable commercial or non-commercial microarray technology and associated techniques may used, such as, but not limited to Affymetrix GeneChip™ technology and IIlumina BeadChip™ technology. One of skill in the art will appreciate that the invention is not limited to the methodology described above, and that other methods and techniques are also contemplated to be within its scope of the invention.

Systems and Devices

Devices, systems and methods are provided herein for constructing a database of stored gene expression signatures representative of different types of periorbital dyschromia, which is a valuable tool for, e.g., identifying active agents effective against one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, which is otherwise challenging given the widely variable clinical manifestations and elusive biology underlying different conditions associated with the skin in the undereye area. Devices, systems and methods also are provided for evaluating the influence of perturbagens on periorbital dyschromia, thereby potentially identifying connections (i.e., relationships) between the perturbagens and periorbital skin health and/or the appearance of periorbital dyschromia.

In certain embodiments, the system includes at least one computing device, a computer readable medium associated with at least one of the computing devices (e.g., hard disk or other suitable digital storage medium for storing, accessing and manipulating digital information such as database files), and a communication network. When the system includes more than one computing device, the computing devices may be in electronic communication with one another, for example, via a wired and/or wireless communication network. In certain embodiments, the computer readable medium may comprise a digital file with a plurality of instances in a data structure stored thereon. Additionally or alternatively, the computer readable medium may include a digital file with one or more lists of microarray probe set IDs associated with one or more periorbital dyschromia-relevant gene expression signatures. In certain embodiments, the instances may be stored on a first computer readable medium and the list(s) of probe set IDs on a second computer readable medium. The plurality of instances or lists of probe set IDs may be stored in relational tables and indexes or in other types of computer readable media. The digital file can be provided in wide variety of formats, including but not limited to a word processing file format, a spreadsheet file format, and a database file format. The instances may also be distributed across a plurality of digital files.

Data stored in the digital files may be stored in a wide variety of data structures and/or formats. In certain embodiments, the data is stored in one or more searchable databases, such as free databases, commercial databases, or a company's internal proprietary database. The database may be provided or structured according to any suitable model known in the art. In some embodiments, at least one searchable database is a company's internal proprietary database. A user of the system may use a graphical user interface associated with a database management system to access and retrieve data from the one or more databases or other data sources to which the system is operably connected. In some embodiments, a first digital file may be provided in the form of a first database and a second digital file may be provided in the form of a second database. In other embodiments, the first and second digital files may be combined and provided in the form of a single file.

In certain embodiments, one or more first digital files may include data that is transmitted across a communication network from a second digital file stored, for example, on a remotely located computer readable medium. For example, the first digital file(s) may comprise gene expression data (e.g., instances or periorbital discoloration gene signatures) obtained from a cell line (e.g., a fibroblast cell line and/or a keratinocyte cell line) as well as data from the remotely located second digital file, such as gene expression data from other cell lines or cell types, gene expression signatures, perturbagen information, clinical trial data, scientific literature, chemical databases, pharmaceutical databases, and other such data and metadata.

The computer readable medium may also have stored thereon one or more digital files comprising computer readable instructions or software for reading, writing to, or otherwise managing and/or accessing the digital files. The computer readable medium may also comprise software or computer readable and/or executable instructions that cause the computing device to perform one or more steps of the methods of the present invention, including for example and without limitation, the step(s) associated with comparing a gene expression signature stored in a first digital file to one or more instances stored in a second digital file. In certain embodiments, the one or more digital files may form part of a database management system for managing the digital files. Non-limiting examples of database management systems are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,967,341 and 5,297,279. The computer readable medium may form part of or otherwise be connected to the computing device. The computing device can be provided in a wide variety of forms, including but not limited to any suitable general or special purpose computer known in the art (e.g., server, desktop computer, laptop computer, mainframe computer).

In certain embodiments, an instance may be configured as an ordered listing of microarray probe set identifications (“IDs”) (e.g., from 2 to 22,000 IDs or more). The ordered listing may be stored in a data structure of a digital file and the data arranged such that, when the digital file is read by computer software, a plurality of character strings are reproduced representing the ordered listing of probe set IDs. It may be desirable for each instance to include a full list of the probe set IDs, but it is contemplated that one or more of the instances may comprise less than all the probe set IDs of a microarray. It is also contemplated that the instances may include other data in addition to or in place of the ordered listing of probe set IDs. For example, an ordered listing of equivalent gene names and/or gene symbols may be substituted for the ordered listing of probe set IDs. Additional data may be stored with an instance and/or the digital file. In some embodiments, the additional data is referred to as metadata and can include one or more of cell line identification, batch number, exposure duration, and other empirical data, as well as any other descriptive material associated with an instance ID. The ordered list may also comprise a numeric value associated with each identifier that represents the ranked position of that identifier in the ordered list.

List(s) of microarray probe set IDs, if provided, are typically smaller lists of probe set IDs as compared to the instances described above. In certain embodiments, the list(s) may include between 2 and 1000 probe set IDs, for example, greater than 10, 50, 100, 200, or 300 probe set IDs and/or less than 800, 600, or 400 probe set IDs. The list(s) of probe set IDs of the may represent up and/or down-regulated genes selected to represent a type of periorbital dyschromia of interest. In certain embodiments, a first list may represent the up-regulated genes and a second list may represent the down-regulated genes of the gene expression signature.

Conventional microarrays suitable for use herein include Affymetrix GeneChips and Illumina BeadChips, both of which comprise probe sets and custom probe sets. To generate reference gene profiles suitable for use herein, chips designed for profiling the human genome are utilized. Suitable examples of Affymetrix chips include Human Genome brand HG-219 Plus 2.0 and HG-U129 model, HGU133GeneChips. A particularly suitable Affymetrix® brand microarray employed by the instant investigators is model HG-219. Of course, it is to be appreciated that any chip or microarray, regardless of proprietary origin, may be suitable as long as the probe sets of the chips used to construct the data architecture are substantially similar to those according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a system 10 suitable for use herein. The system 10 includes a first computing device 12 and a second computing device 14 in electronic communication with one another via communication network 18, which can a wired and/or wireless connection. The system 10 also includes a first computer readable medium 16 associated with the first computing device 12 and a second computer readable medium 38 associated with the second computing device 14. The computer readable medium(s) 16 and/or 38 may be electronically coupled to the first and/or second computer by any suitable means known in the art. Each computer readable medium 16, 38 may include one or more digital files 20, 30 and 36 stored thereon, which are accessible by at least one of the computing devices 12, 14. The first and second computing devices 12, 14 and/or first and second computer readable media 16, 38 may be located remotely from one another, but need not necessarily be so.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the first computer readable medium 16 includes a digital file 20 comprising a plurality of instances 22, 24, and 26 configured in a data structure. The first computer readable medium 16 may also include a second digital file 30 comprising one or more lists 32 and 34 of microarray probe set IDs associated with one or more periorbital dyschromia-relevant gene expression signatures. The lists 32 and 34 of probe set IDs of the second digital file 30 may represent one or more up and/or down-regulated genes associated with one or more types of periorbital dyschromia. For example, the first list 32 may represent the up-regulated genes and the second list 34 may represent the down-regulated genes of a gene expression signature. The computer readable medium 16 illustrated in FIG. 5 also includes a software application 28 that enables a user to read, write, manage and/or otherwise access the digital files 20 and/or 30. The instances 22, 24 and 26 and/or lists 32 and 34 may be stored in a data structure of the digital files 20 and/or 30 and the data arranged so that, when the digital file is accessed by the software application 28, a plurality of character strings are produced representing the instances or list of probe set IDs. Instead of probe set IDs, equivalent gene names and/or gene symbols (or another nomenclature) may be substituted. Additional data may also be stored with the instances, gene expression signatures and/or the digital file (e.g., metadata), which may include any associated information, for example, cell line or sample source, and microarray identification.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a computing device 12 suitable for use with the system 10 of FIG. 5. The computing device 12 may include one or more components commonly known for use with a computer including, without limitation, a processor 40 for executing stored instructions associated with one or more program applications or software; system memory 42; and a system bus 44 to provide an interface for system components (e.g., system memory 42 and processor 40). The system memory 42 may include non-volatile memory 46 (e.g., read only memory (“ROM”) and the like) and/or volatile memory 48 (e.g., random access memory (RAM) and the like). The computing device 12 may include drives and associated computer-readable media to provide, e.g., non-volatile storage of data, data structures, data architecture, computer-executable instructions, and the like. Commands and information may be entered into the computing device 12 through one or more wired or wireless input devices 50, (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and/or touch screen), which may be in electronic communication with the processor 40 through an input device interface 52 coupled to the system bus 44. The computing device 12 may drive a separate or integral display device 54, which may also be connected to the system bus 44 via an interface, such as a video port 56. The computing device 12 may operate in a networked environment across network 18 using a wired and/or wireless network communications interface 58.

Creating a Plurality of Instances

In some embodiments, the methods comprise populating one or more digital files with a plurality of instances comprising data derived from gene expression profiling experiments, wherein one or more of the experiments comprise exposing, for example, keratinocyte cells (or other skin cells such as skin cells typically associated with the periorbital region, human skin equivalent cultures and ex vivo cultured human skin) to at least one perturbagen. In a particularly suitable example of an embodiment, an instance may consist of the rank ordered data for all of the probe sets on an AFFYMETRIX brand HG-U219 model GeneChip, wherein each probe on the chip has a unique probe set ID. The probe sets are rank ordered by the fold-change level of gene expression detected relative to controls in the same C-map batch (single instance/average of controls). The probe set identifiers are rank-ordered to reflect the most up-regulated to the most down-regulated.

Notably, even for non-differentially regulated genes, the signal values for a particular probe set are unlikely to be identical for a gene expression profile (e.g., associated with an instance or associated with a particular type of periorbital dyschromia) and a control profile. A fold-change different from 1 is calculated and can be used for comprehensive rank ordering. In accordance with methods disclosed by Lamb et al. (2006), data are adjusted using 2 thresholds to minimize the effects of genes that may have very low, noisy signal values. The thresholding is preferably performed before rank ordering. An example for illustrative purposes includes a process wherein a first threshold is set at 33%. If the signal for a probe set is below the threshold 33%, it is adjusted to to 33%. Ties for ranking are broken with a second threshold wherein the fold changes are recalculated and any values less than 5% of the gene expression values are set to the signal value at 5% threshhold. For any remaining ties, the order depends on the sorting algorithm used, but is essentially random. The probe sets in the middle of the list do not meaningfully contribute to an actual connectivity score.

The rank ordered listing of probe IDs may be stored as an instance (e.g., 22 in FIG. 5) or a gene expression signature in a digital file (e.g., the first digital file 20 in FIG. 5). The probe IDs may be sorted into a list according to the level of gene expression regulation detected, wherein the list progresses from up-regulated to marginal or no regulation to down-regulated. Referring to FIG. 7, the data associated with an instance 22 (or gene expression profile associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia of interest) comprises the probe IDs 700 and a value 720 representing its ranking in the list (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . N, where N represents the total number of probes on the microarray). The ordered list 740 may generally comprise approximately three groupings of probe IDs: a first grouping 760 of probe IDs associated with up-regulated genes, a second group 780 of probe IDs associated with genes with marginal regulation or no detectable signal or noise, and a third group 790 of probe IDs associated with down-regulated genes. The most up-regulated genes are at or near the top of the ordered list 740 and the most down-regulated genes are at or near the bottom of the ordered list 740. The groupings are shown for illustration, but the lists for each instance 22 may be continuous and the number of regulated genes will depend on, e.g., the strength of the effect of the perturbagen associated with the instance. Other arrangements within the ordered list 740 may be provided. For example, the probe IDs associated with the down-regulated genes may be arranged at the top of the list 740. This instance data may also further comprise metadata such as perturbagen identification, perturbagen concentration, cell line or sample source, and microarray identification.

In some embodiments, one or more instances (or gene expression profiles) comprise at least about 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 or 50,000 identifiers and/or less than about 30,000, 25,000, 20,000 or 50,000 identifiers. In some embodiments, a database comprises at least about 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000 or 5000 instances and/or less than about 50,000, 20,000, 15,000, 10,000, 7,500, 5,000, or 2,500 instances. Replicates of an instance may be created, and the same perturbagen may be used to derive a first instance from a particular cell type (e.g., keratinocyte cells) and a second instance from another target cell type or biological sample (e.g., fibroblasts, melanocytes, or complex tissue, such as, ex vivo human skin). In a very specific embodiment, an instance consists of the rank ordered data for all of the probe sets on the Affymetrix HG-U219 GeneChip wherein each probe on the chip has a unique probe set Identifier. The probe sets are rank ordered by the fold change relative to the controls in the same C-map batch (single instance/average of controls). The probe set Identifiers are rank-ordered to reflect the most up-regulated to the most down-regulated.

Constructing a Gene Expression Signature

A method of generating and/or identifying a gene expression signature representative of a type of periorbital dyschromia is provided. In certain embodiments, the method comprises (a) obtaining gene expression measurements from a test sample corresponding to a type of periorbital dyschromia; (b) identifying genes differentially expressed in the test sample by comparing the gene expression measurements of (a) with gene expression measurements for a control sample; (c) causing a computer to calculate a gene expression consistency value. The consistency value is representative of the significance of the difference in expression (b). The gene expression consistency value may be calculated by comparing log-odds ratios computed for the differentially expressed genes, and transforming the log-odds ratios using a sigmoid function. In certain embodiments, a one-tailed t-test against zero may be performed and log-odds ratios may be computed from the one-tailed t-test. The resulting gene expression consistency value is used to generate an ordered list of identifiers representing genes that are differentially expressed. The ordered list of identifiers is optionally associated with a numerical ranking for the identifier corresponding to its rank in the ordered list. The method may further comprise (d) creating an ordered list comprising identifiers representing consistently differentially expressed genes (i.e., genes differentially expressed in the tested biological conditions compared to the control sample), wherein the identifiers are ordered according to the gene expression consistency value computed in (c); and (e) storing the ordered list as a gene expression signature on at least one computer readable medium. The method optionally comprises using a programmable computer to perform one or more of steps (b), (c), (d), or (e).

Gene expression signatures may be generated from full thickness skin biopsies from skin exhibiting a periorbital dyschromia condition of interest compared to a control. For generation of an exemplary periorbital dyschromia gene expression signatures, biopsies are taken from the periorbital region and compared to non-affected skin sampled from the same subject (e.g., cheek, temple, forehead, chin, or an unaffected area of the periorbital region). It is to be appreciated that gene expression signatures may be generated by any suitable method known in the art.

The pathogenesis of periorbital dyschromia typically involves complex biological processes involving numerous known and unknown extrinsic and intrinsic factors, as well as responses to such factors that are subtle over a relatively short period of time but non-subtle over a longer period of time. This is in contrast to what is typically observed in drug development and drug screening methods, wherein a specific target, gene, or mechanism of action is of interest. Due to the unique screening challenges associated with periorbital dyschromia, the quality of the gene expression signature representing the condition of interest can be important for distinguishing between the gene expression data actually associated with a response to a perturbagen from the background expression data.

In various aspects, the gene expression signature references at least 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, or even at least 50 genes (e.g., 75 or more genes). Alternatively or in addition, the gene expression signature references no more than 10,000, 7,500, 5,000, 1,000, 800, 750, 700, 500, 50, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, or even no more than 20 genes. For example, the gene expression signature optionally comprises identifiers corresponding to between about 5 and about 800 genes (e.g., between about 5 and about 400 genes, between about 10 and about 400 genes, between about 10 and about 200 genes, or between about 10 and about 140 genes). Exemplary periorbital dyschromia gene expression signatures comprise between about 100 and about 400 genes of similar numbers of up-regulated and/or down-regulated genes. For example, a suitable gene expression signature optionally comprises from about 100 to 150, from about 250 to 300, from about 300 to 350, or from about 350 to 400 up-regulated and down-regulated genes. It is to be appreciated that the number of genes will vary from biological condition to biological condition. When the biology is weaker, such as is the case typically with cosmetic condition phenotypes, fewer genes than those which may meet the statistical requisite for inclusion in the prior art, may be used to avoid adding genes that contribute to “noise.” For example, where gene expression profiling analysis of a skin condition yields from between about 2,000 and 4,000 genes having a statistical p-value of less than 0.05 and approximately 1000 genes having a p-value of less than 0.001, a very strong biological response is indicated. A moderately strong biological response may yield approximately 800-2000 genes that have a statistical p-value of less than 0.05 combined with approximately 400-600 genes that have a p-value of less than 0.001. In these cases, a gene expression signature optionally comprises between about 100 and about 600 genes. Weaker biology is optionally represented by a gene expression signature comprising fewer genes, such as between about 20 and 100 genes. The invention further provides an immobilized array of oligonucleotides which hybridize to transcripts of between about 10 and about 400 genes, wherein the genes are selected from Tables 1 through 12, shown in Example 1 below.

In certain embodiments, a gene expression signature may be mapped onto a biological process grid or Gene Ontology to yield a physiological theme pattern as illustrated in Example 2 below. The broadest pattern would include all themes where genes are statistically clustered. A more circumscribed pattern includes, e.g., a subset of themes populated with the strongest-regulated genes, or a subset that is unique with respect to related disorders. Gene expression signatures derived from Gene Ontology and thematic pattern analysis will generally include fewer genes, and are a useful tool for differential diagnosis and screening for actives having very precise and targeted effects.

Comparing Gene Expression Signature(s) and Instances

In certain embodiments, the method herein comprises causing a computer to query a data architecture of stored instances with a periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature, wherein each instance is associated with a perturbagen. The querying comprises comparing the periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature to each stored instance. This in silico method facilitates identification of perturbagens that induce a statistically significant change in expression of a statistically significant number of genes associated with one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, leading to the identification of potential new cosmetic agents for treating periorbital dyschromia or potential new uses of known cosmetic agents. In certain embodiments, the method comprises accessing with a computer a plurality of instances stored on at least one computer readable medium, accessing with a computer at least one periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature stored on the at least one computer readable medium, comparing with a computer the periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature to the plurality of instances, assigning with a computer a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances, and identifying potential agents for treating the periorbital dyschromia (e.g., identifying at least one perturbagen associated with an instance having a negative connectivity score). The method further comprises formulating a personal care composition comprising the potential treatment agent. A connectivity score is a combination of an up-score and a down-score, wherein the up-score represents the correlation between the up-regulated genes of a gene expression signature and an instance and the down-score represents the correlation between the down-regulated genes of a gene expression signature and an instance. The up-score and down-score have, for example, values between +1 and −1. For an up-score (and down-score), a high positive value indicates that the corresponding perturbagen of an instance induced expression of genes corresponding to microarray probes specific for the up-regulated (or down-regulated) genes of the gene expression signature. A high negative value indicates that the corresponding perturbagen associated with the instance repressed (down-regulated) the expression of genes associated with microarray probes specific for the up-regulated (or down-regulated) genes of the gene signature. The up-score can be calculated by comparing each identifier of an up list of a gene expression signature comprising the up-regulated genes (e.g., Tables 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 and lists 93, 97, and 107 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10) to an ordered instance list while the down-score can be calculated by comparing each identifier of a down list of a gene signature comprising the down-regulated genes (see, e.g., Tables 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 and down lists 95, 99, and 109 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10) to an ordered instance list. In these embodiments, the gene expression signature comprises the combination of the up list and the down list.

In some embodiments, the connectivity score value may range from +2 (greatest positive connectivity) to −2 (greatest negative connectivity), wherein the connectivity score (e.g., 101, 103, and 105 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10) is the combination of the up score (e.g., 111, 113, 115 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10) and the down score (e.g., 117, 119, 121 of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10) derived by comparing each identifier of a gene signature to the identifiers of an ordered instance list. In other embodiments the connectivity range may be between +1 and −1. The strength of matching between a gene expression signature and an instance represented by the up scores and down scores and/or the connectivity score may be derived by one or more approaches known in the art and include, but are not limited to, parametric and non-parametric approaches. Examples of parametric approaches include Pearson correlation (or Pearson r) and cosine correlation. Examples of non-parametric approaches include Spearman's Rank (or rank-order) correlation, Kendall's Tau correlation, and the Gamma statistic. Optionally, in order to eliminate a requirement that all profiles be generated on the same microarray platform, a non-parametric, rank-based pattern matching strategy based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic (see M. Hollander et al. “Nonparametric Statistical Methods”; Wiley, New York, ed. 2, 1999)(see, e.g., pp. 178-185) is used. Where all expression profiles are derived from a single technology platform, similar results may be obtained using conventional measures of correlation, for example, the Pearson correlation coefficient.

In specific embodiments, the methods and systems herein may employ the nonparametric, rank-based pattern-matching strategy based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic, which has been refined for gene profiling data and is known as Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) (see, e.g., Lamb et al. 2006 and Subramanian, A. et al. (2005) Proc. Natl. Acad Sci U.S.A, 102, 15545-15550). For each instance, a down score is calculated to reflect the match between the down-regulated genes of the query and the instance, and an up score is calculated to reflect the correlation between the up-regulated genes of the query and the instance. In certain embodiments the down-score and up-score each may range between −1 and +1. The combination represents the strength of the overall match between the query signature and the instance.

The combination of the up-score and down-score may be used to calculate an overall connectivity score for each instance, and in embodiments where up- and down-score ranges are set between −1 and +1, the connectivity score ranges from −2 to +2, and represents the strength of match between a query gene expression signature and the instance. The sign of the overall score is determined by whether the instance links positivity or negatively to the signature. Positive connectivity occurs when the perturbagen associated with an instance tends to up-regulate the genes in the up list of the signature and down-regulate the genes in the down list. Conversely, negative connectivity occurs when the perturbagen tends to reverse the up- and down-signature gene expression changes. The magnitude of the connectivity score is the sum of the absolute values of the up and down scores when the up and down scores have different signs. A high positive connectivity score predicts that the perturbagen will tend to induce the condition associated with the query gene expression signature, and a high negative connectivity score predicts that the perturbagen will tend to reverse the condition associated with the query gene expression signature. A zero score is assigned where the up- and down-scores have the same sign, indicating that a perturbagen did not have a consistent impact on the condition gene expression signature (e.g., up-regulating both the up and down lists).

According to Lamb et al. (2006), there is no standard for estimating statistical significance of connections observed. The power to detect connections may be greater for compounds with many replicates. Replicating in this context means that the same perturbagen is profiled multiple times. Profiling a perturbagen multiple times in each batch reduces batch to batch variation. Since microarray experiments tend to have strong batch effects, instances are optionally replicated in different batches (i.e., experiments) to increase confidence that connectivity scores are meaningful and reproducible.

Each instance may be rank ordered according to its connectivity score to the query gene expression signature, and the resulting rank ordered list displayed to a user using any suitable software and computer hardware allowing for visualization of data.

In some embodiments, the methods may comprise identifying from the displayed rank-ordered list of instances (i) the one or more perturbagens associated with the instances of interest (thereby correlating activation or inhibition of a plurality of genes listed in the query signature to the one or more perturbagens); (ii) the differentially expressed genes associated with any instances of interest (thereby correlating such genes with the one or more perturbagens, the periorbital dyschromia condition of interest, or both); (iii) the cells associated with any instance of interest (thereby correlating such cells with one or more of the differentially expressed genes, the one or more perturbagens, and the periorbital dyschromia condition of interest); or (iv) combinations thereof. The perturbagen(s) associated with an instance may be identified from the metadata stored in the database for that instance. However, one of skill in the art will appreciate that perturbagen data for an instance may be retrievably stored in and by other means. Because the identified perturbagens statistically correlate to activation or inhibition of genes listed in the query gene expression signature, and because the query gene expression signature is a proxy for a biological condition (e.g., periorbital dyschromia conditions of interest), the identified perturbagens may be candidates for new cosmetic agents, new uses of known cosmetic agents, or to validate known agents for known uses.

FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 schematically illustrate exemplary methods of querying instances 104 88 and 112 with one or more gene expression signatures 90, 94 and 108. Broadly, the methods comprise querying a data architecture of stored instances (e.g., skin instances) with one or more gene signatures (e.g., a periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature), and applying a statistical method to determine how strongly the gene expression signature genes match the regulated genes in an instance. Positive connectivity occurs when the genes in the up-regulated gene expression signature list are enriched among the up-regulated genes in an instance and the genes in the down-regulated gene expression signature list are enriched among the down-regulated genes in an instance. On the other hand, if the up-regulated genes of the gene expression signature are predominantly found among the down-regulated genes of the instance, and vice versa, this is scored as negative connectivity.

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an extreme example of a positive connectivity between signature 90 and the instance 104. The instance 104 comprises probe IDs 102 ordered from most up-regulated (i.e., X₁) to most down-regulated (i.e., X₈). In this example, the probe IDs 100 (e.g., X₁, X₂ X₃, X₄, X₅, X₆, X₇, X₈) of the gene signature 90, comprising an up list 97 and a down list 99, have a one to one positive correspondence with the most up-regulated and down-regulated probe IDs 102 of the instance 104, respectively.

FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an extreme example of a negative connectivity between signature 94 and instance 88 comprising the probe IDs 100 and 102, respectively, wherein the probe IDs 102 of the instance 88 are ordered from most up-regulated (i.e., X₈) to most down-regulated (i.e., X₁). In this example, the probe IDs 100 of the up list 93 (i.e., X₁, X₂ X₃, X₄ . . . ) correspond exactly with the most down-regulated probe IDs 102 of the instance 88, and the probe IDs 100 of the down list 95 (i.e., X₅, X₆, X₇, X₈ . . . ) correspond exactly to the most up-regulated probe IDs 102 of the instance 88.

FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an extreme example of neutral connectivity, wherein there is no consistent enrichment of the up- and down-regulated genes of the signature 108 among the up- and down-regulated genes of the instance 112, either positive or negative. Hence the probe IDs 100 (e.g., X₁, X₂ X₃, X₄, X₅, X₆, X₇, X₈) of the gene signature 108 (comprising an up list 107 and a down list 109) are scattered with respect to rank with the probe IDs 102 of the instance 112, wherein the probe IDs 102 of the instance 112 are ordered from most up-regulated (i.e., X₁) to most down-regulated (i.e., X₈). While some examples herein may describe illustrate processes where a gene signature comprises both an “up list” and a “down list” representative of the most significantly up- and down-regulated genes of a skin condition, it is contemplated that a gene signature may comprise only an up list or a down list when the dominant biology associated with a condition of interest shows gene regulation in predominantly one direction.

Evaluating the Influence of Perturbagens

The gene expression signatures described herein are useful for identifying connections between perturbagens and the appearance of periorbital dyschromia, i.e., determining whether a perturbagen modulates one or more aspects of skin health with respect to one or more types of periorbital dyschromia. For example, a periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature is useful for identifying agents that improve the appearance of one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, as well as evaluating candidate skin-active agents for activity against one or more types of periorbital dyschromia. Indeed, the materials and methods of the invention lend themselves to screening tens to hundreds of thousands of candidate active agents in silico to identify lead candidates for further evaluation using, e.g., in vitro and ex vivo methods. Connectivity mapping discovers functional connections between gene expression associated with a phenotype and cellular responses to perturbagens (see, e.g., Hughes et al., Cell, 102, 109-126 (2000); and Lamb et al., Science, 313, 1929-35 (2006)). In this regard, the systems and methods described herein can utilize connectivity mapping to predict the effectiveness of potential active agents for reducing or ameliorating the symptoms associated with the different types of periorbital dyschromia.

In certain embodiments, the method comprises querying a data architecture of stored instances with a periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature, wherein each stored instance is associated with a perturbagen. The querying comprises comparing the periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature to each stored skin instance (i.e., comparing each identifier in the gene expression signature list of the gene expression signature with the position of the same identifier in each instance list). Optionally, the method comprises querying a data architecture of stored instances associated with perturbagens that influence the biological conditions associated with one or more types of periorbital dyschromia. Also optionally, the comparison of the periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature to each stored skin instance comprises assigning a connectivity score to each of a plurality of instances. In various aspects, the method further comprises identifying an instance having a negative connectivity score (which represents a negative correlation between the gene expression signature and instance) and/or identifying an instance having a positive connectivity score (which represents a positive correlation between the gene expression signature and instance). The method also comprises formulating a composition for treating one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, the composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier and the perturbagen associated with the identified instance.

Cosmetic Compositions and Personal Care Products

A method of formulating a skin care composition is also provided herein. The method comprises accessing a plurality of instances stored on at least one computer readable medium, wherein each instance is associated with a perturbagen (and optionally a skin cell type) and comprises an ordered list of a plurality of identifiers representing up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes. The method further comprises accessing at least one periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature stored on the computer readable medium. The periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature comprises one or more gene expression signature lists comprising a plurality of identifiers representing a plurality of up-regulated genes and a plurality of down-regulated genes associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia. The periorbital dyschromia gene expression signature is compared to the plurality of the instances, wherein the comparison comprises comparing each identifier in the one or more gene expression signature lists with the position of the same identifier in the ordered lists for each of the plurality of instances, and a connectivity score is assigned to each of the plurality of instances. The method further comprises formulating a skin care composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier and at least one perturbagen, wherein the connectivity score of the instance associated with the at least one perturbagen is negative (i.e., there is a negative correlation between the instance and the query gene expression signature).

Generally, active agents identified for reducing the appearance of periorbital dyschromia may be applied in accordance with cosmetic compositions and formulation parameters well-known in the art. In certain embodiments, periorbital dyschromia may be generally treated by topical application of a suitable personal care product. Application of the personal care product may be limited to the periorbital region or may be applied to other portions of the face or even the entire face, for example, as part of a broader beauty regimen. The personal care product may be in the form of cosmetic composition comprising one or more test agents or compounds identified by a screening method described herein. In certain embodiments, the cosmetic composition may include a dermatological acceptable carrier, the test agent, and one or more optional ingredients of the kind commonly included in the particular cosmetic compositing being provided.

Dermatologically acceptable carriers should be safe for use in contact with human skin tissue. Suitable carriers may include water and/or water miscible solvents. The cosmetic composition may comprise from about 1% to about 95% by weight of water and/or water miscible solvent. The composition may comprise from about 1%, 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, or 85% to about 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, or 5% water and/or water miscible solvents. Suitable water miscible solvents include monohydric alcohols, dihydric alcohols, polyhydric alcohols, glycerol, glycols, polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol, and mixtures thereof. When the cosmetic composition is in the form of an emulsion, water and/or water miscible solvents are carriers typically associated with the aqueous phase.

Suitable carriers also include oils. The skin care composition may comprise from about 1% to about 95% by weight of one or more oils. The composition may comprise from about 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or 90% to about 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, or 3% of one or more oils. Oils may be used to solubilize, disperse, or carry materials that are not suitable for water or water soluble solvents. Suitable oils include silicones, hydrocarbons, esters, amides, ethers, and mixtures thereof. The oils may be volatile or nonvolatile.

Suitable silicone oils include polysiloxanes. Commercially available polysiloxanes include the polydimethylsiloxanes, which are also known as dimethicones, examples of which include the DM-Fluid series from Shin-Etsu, the Vicasil® series sold by Momentive Performance Materials Inc., and the Dow Corning® 200 series sold by Dow Corning Corporation. Specific examples of suitable polydimethylsiloxanes include Dow Corning® 200 fluids (also sold as Xiameter® PMX-200 Silicone Fluids) having viscosities of 0.65, 1.5, 50, 100, 350, 10,000, 12,500 100,000, and 300,000 centistokes.

Suitable hydrocarbon oils include straight, branched, or cyclic alkanes and alkenes. The chain length may be selected based on desired functional characteristics such as volatility. Suitable volatile hydrocarbons may have between 5-20 carbon atoms or, alternately, between 8-16 carbon atoms.

Other suitable oils include esters. The suitable esters typically contained at least 10 carbon atoms. These esters include esters with hydrocarbyl chains derived from fatty acids or alcohols (e.g., mono-esters, polyhydric alcohol esters, and di- and tri-carboxylic acid esters). The hydrocarbyl radicals of the esters hereof may include or have covalently bonded thereto other compatible functionalities, such as amides and alkoxy moieties (e.g., ethoxy or ether linkages, etc.).

Other suitable oils include amides. Amides include compounds having an amide functional group while being liquid at 25° C. and insoluble in water. Suitable amides include N-acetyl-N-butylaminopropionate, isopropyl N-lauroylsarcosinate, and N,N,-diethyltoluamide. Other suitable amides are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,872,401.

Other suitable oils include ethers. Suitable ethers include saturated and unsaturated fatty ethers of a polyhydric alcohol, and alkoxylated derivatives thereof. Exemplary ethers include C₄₋₂₀ alkyl ethers of polypropylene glycols, and di-C₈₋₃₀ alkyl ethers. Suitable examples of these materials include PPG-14 butyl ether, PPG-15 stearyl ether, dioctyl ether, dodecyl octyl ether, and mixtures thereof.

The cosmetic composition may comprise an emulsifier. An emulsifier is particularly suitable when the composition is in the form of an emulsion or if immiscible materials are being combined. The cosmetic composition may comprise from about 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.5%, or 1% to about 20%, 10%, 5%, 3%, 2%, or 1% emulsifier. Emulsifiers may be nonionic, anionic or cationic. Non-limiting examples of emulsifiers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,755,560, U.S. Pat. No. 4,421,769, and McCutcheon's, Emulsifiers and Detergents, 2010 Annual Ed., published by M. C. Publishing Co. Other suitable emulsifiers are further described in the Personal Care Product Council's International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, Thirteenth Edition, 2006, under the functional category of “Surfactants—Emulsifying Agents.”

Linear or branched type silicone emulsifiers may also be used. Particularly useful polyether modified silicones include KF-6011, KF-6012, KF-6013, KF-6015, KF-6015, KF-6017, KF-6043, KF-6028, and KF-6038 from Shin Etsu. Also particularly useful are the polyglycerolated linear or branched siloxane emulsifiers including KF-6100, KF-6104, and KF-6105 from Shin Etsu. Emulsifiers also include emulsifying silicone elastomers. Suitable silicone elastomers may be in the powder form, or dispersed or solubilized in solvents such as volatile or nonvolatile silicones, or silicone compatible vehicles such as paraffinic hydrocarbons or esters. Suitable emulsifying silicone elastomers may include at least one polyalkyl ether or polyglycerolated unit.

Structuring agents may be used to increase viscosity, thicken, solidify, or provide solid or crystalline structure to the cosmetic composition. Structuring agents are typically grouped based on solubility, dispersibility, or phase compatibility. Examples of aqueous or water structuring agents include polymeric agents, natural or synthetic gums, polysaccharides, and the like. In one embodiment, the composition may comprises from about 0.0001%, 0.001%, 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 5% to about 25%, 20%, 10%, 7%, 5%, 4%, or 2%, by weight of the composition, of one or more structuring agents.

Polysaccharides and gums may be suitable aqueous phase thickening agents. Suitable classes of polymeric structuring agents include but are not limited to carboxylic acid polymers, polyacrylamide polymers, sulfonated polymers, high molecular weight polyalkylglycols or polyglycerins, copolymers thereof, hydrophobically modified derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof. Silicone gums are another oil phase structuring agent. Another type of oily phase structuring agent includes silicone waxes. Silicone waxes may be referred to as alkyl silicone waxes which and are semi-solids or solids at room temperature. Other oil phase structuring agents may be one or more natural or synthetic waxes such as animal, vegetable, or mineral waxes.

The cosmetic compositions may be generally prepared by conventional methods known in the art of making topical cosmetic compositions and personal care products. Such methods typically involve mixing of ingredients in or more steps to a relatively uniform state, with or without heating, cooling, application of vacuum, and the like. Typically, emulsions are prepared by first mixing the aqueous phase materials separately from the fatty phase materials and then combining the two phases as appropriate to yield the desired continuous phase. The compositions are preferably prepared such as to optimize stability (physical stability, chemical stability, photostability, etc.) and/or delivery of active materials. The composition may be provided in a package sized to store a sufficient amount of the composition for a treatment period. The size, shape, and design of the package may vary widely. Certain package examples are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. D570,707; D391,162; D516,436; D535,191; D542,660; D547,193; D547,661; D558,591; D563,221; 2009/0017080; 2007/0205226; and 2007/0040306.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Deriving a Periorbital Dyschromia Gene Expression Signature

In this example, gene expression profiles and phenotype themes were determined from biopsy samples of female test subjects aged 18 to 45 classified as having Type I, Type II or Type III periorbital dyschromia or no periorbital dyschromia (“No Dyschromia”) by an expert grader. Thirteen subjects were classified as having Type I periorbital dyschromia, fourteen subjects were classified as having Type II periorbital dyschromia, seven subjects were classified as having Type III periorbital dyschromia, and 8 test subjects were classified as having No Dyschromia. 2 mm biopsies were taken from the lower eyelid of each test subject in the area approximately in line with the pupil where dyschromia appears and from a non-affected area (i.e., no skin discoloration) on the side of the face near the hairline adjacent to the lower eyelid. The biopsy samples may be collected, stored and sectioned by suitable conventional methods. A suitable example of a method of collecting biopsy samples and sectioning, storing and/or staining the samples is described in U.S. Provisional App. No. 61/798,208 filed by Osorio, et al., on Mar. 15, 2013. In this example, the epidermis and dermis layers of the section biopsy samples were separated with a PALM Microbeam IV™ brand Laser-capture Miscrodissection (“LCM”) system (available from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, Germany) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

After separating the epidermal and dermal layers of the sectioned biopsy samples, each layer was subjected to RNA extraction. In this example, RNA was extracted from each of the epidermis and dermis layers by utilizing an ARCTURS PICOPURE brand kit according to the manufacturers recommendation. RNA quantification and quality assurance was performed using AGILENCE 2100 bioanalyzer. Of course it is to be appreciated that any suitable means of extracting RNA from a tissue sample known in the art may be used. The extracted RNA was then run on a GeneTitan U219 brand microarray to identify the genes that were expressed. Two-sample t-tests were performed to examine differences between the periorbital dyschromia groups and the control group. A statistical analysis of the microarray data was performed to derive the periorbital dyschromia gene expression signatures. A general description of the statistical analysis is provided below. It is to be appreciated that while the statistical analysis below provides a suitable means of generating a gene signature from the microarray data, other statistical methods known in the art may also be suitable for use herein.

Statistical Analysis

All the probe sets are sorted into sets of up-regulated and down-regulated sets using the statistical measure. In this example, a t-test was used to compute p-values, the values (positive and negative) of the t-statistic are used to sort the list since p-values are always positive. The sorted t-statistics will place the sets with the most significant p-values at the top and bottom of the list with the non-significant ones near the middle.

Condition Signature Generation Filter Non-Expressed or Noise Genes Using Suitabledata Organizing Software

If a gene's expression mean value is too low (at bottom 30%), it is removed before any analysis starts. For gene signatures in this example, a gene's mean expression value must be in top 70%.

Filter According to a Statistical Measure

Probes that are not statistically significant are eliminated using this filtering step. it may be desirable to use a suitable statistical measure such as, for example, p-values from a t-test, ANOVA, correlation coefficient, or other suitable model-based analysis. Limiting the gene signature list to genes that meet some reasonable cutoff (e.g., p≦0.05, 0.01, 0.001, or even ≦0.0001 or less) for statistical significance compared to an appropriate control is important to allow selection of genes that are characteristic of the biological state of interest. This is preferable to using a fold change value, which does not take into account the noise around the measurements. For example, p-values may be chosen as the statistical measure and a cutoff value of p≦0.05 may be chosen. The t-statistic was used in this example to select the probe sets in the signatures because it provides an indication of the directionality of the gene expression changes (i.e. up- or down-regulated) as well as statistical significance.

Step 3: Filtering by Fold Change

Probes sets can be further filtered by fold changes. For example, fold change >1.1 or 1.05 may used for both up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes ((mean of dyschromia/mean of non-dyschromia),).

Step 4: Rank Genes by p Values and Fold Changes—

First, rank genes by p values ascendingly. If multiple genes have the same p value, then break/rank them by fold changes. For up-regulated signature genes, fold changes are ranked descendingly, and ascendingly for down-regulated signature genes. Select top ranked genes as CMap signature genes (this may be done twice to select up and down)

Creation of the Gene Expression Signature

Using the filtered and sorted list created, a suitable number of probe sets from the top and bottom are selected to create a gene expression signature that preferably has approximately the same number of sets chosen from the top as chosen from the bottom. For example, the gene expression signature created may have at least 10, 50, 100, 200, or 300 and/or less than 800, 600, or about 400 genes corresponding to a probe set on the chip. The number of probe sets approximately corresponds to the number of genes, but a single gene may be represented by more than one probe set. It is understood that the phrase “number of genes” as used herein, corresponds generally with the phrase “number of probe sets.” The number of genes included in the signature was based upon the observations in preliminary studies that indicated signatures with from 200 to 800 probe sets equally divided between up- and down-regulated genes provide stable results with regard to the top scoring chemical instances when using the signature to query the provided database.

U.S. Publication No. 2012/0283112 titled “Systems and Methods For Identifying Cosmetic Agents For Skin Care Compositions” filed by Binder, et al., on Feb. 22, 2012; U.S. application Ser. No. 13/851,886, titled “Systems, Models and Methods for Identifying and Evaluating Skin-Active Agents Effective for Treating Conditions and Disorders of Skin Pigmentation,” filed by Hakozaki, et al., on Mar. 30, 2012; and U.S. Provisional App. No. 61/683,667, titled “Systems, Models And Methods For Identifying And Evaluating Skin-Active Agents Effective For Treating An Array Of Skin Disorders” and filed on Aug. 15, 2012 disclose suitable nonlimiting examples of methods of generating a gene expression profile.

Tables 1 through 12 below show gene expression signatures associated with each of Type I, Type II and Type III periorbital dyschromia, as compared to the gene expression signature for the No Dyschromia samples (control). The gene expression data was obtained by extracting RNA from lower eyelid biopsy samples obtained according to the biopsy method. Only genes that showed up-regulation or down-regulation with a p-value of less than 0.05 and fold change greater than 1.1 are shown. Table 1 shows the top 100 up-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type I periorbital dyschromia. Table 2 shows the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type I periorbital dyschromia. Table 3 shows the top 100 up-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type I periorbital dyschromia. Table 4 shows the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type I periorbital dyschromia. Table 5 shows the top 100 up-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type II periorbital dyschromia. Table 6 shows the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type II periorbital dyschromia. Table 7 shows the top 71 up-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type II periorbital dyschromia. Table 8 shows the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type II periorbital dyschromia. Table 9 shows the top 100 up-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type III periorbital dyschromia. Table 10 shows the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the epidermis of subjects identified as having Type III periorbital dyschromia. Table 11 shows the top 100 up-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type III periorbital dyschromia. Table 12 show the top 100 down-regulated genes expressed in the dermis of subjects identified as having Type III periorbital dyschromia. The periorbital dyschromia gene expression signatures herein may optionally comprise between about 80% and about 100% of the up-regulated and/or down-regulated genes set forth in Tables 1 through 12, which represent the most up- and down-regulated genes common in each type of periorbital dyschromia.

TABLE 1 Type I Epidermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11719428_a_at BTBD7 BTB (POZ) domain containing 7 AI580162 0.000259 11724297_a_at BMP7 bone morphogenetic protein 7 NM_001719.2 0.000396 11715192_s_at C7orf46 chromosome 7 open reading frame g188219621 0.000446 46 11724759_s_at CALM1 calmodulin 1 (phosphorylase kinase, NM_006888.3 0.000486 delta) 11735610_a_at RPS6KA5 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, AF074393.1 0.000746 polypeptide 5 11758022_s_at TNNI2 troponin I type 2 (skeletal, fast) AA728828 0.00151 11721260_a_at WDR47 WD repeat domain 47 NM_001142550.1 0.001528 11727979_a_at MAN2B2 mannosidase, alpha, class 2B, BC094773.1 0.002024 member 2 11753967_a_at SLC6A2 solute carrier family 6 AK301811.1 0.002393 (neurotransmitter transporter, noradrenalin), member 2 11722090_a_at EFNA4 ephrin-A4 NM_005227.2 0.002687 11758092_s_at EFNA5 ephrin-A5 BE464799 0.002776 11717146_at PTPN1 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non- NM_002827.2 0.002876 receptor type 1 11716283_at PAPD7 PAP associated domain containing 7 NM_006999.3 0.003497 11746140_a_at ARHGEF26 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange AF415176.1 0.003751 factor (GEF) 26 11724038_a_at PTGS2 prostaglandin-endoperoxide BC013734.1 0.003867 synthase 2 (prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase) 11723156_a_at LSP1 lymphocyte-specific protein 1 NM_001013254.1 0.004011 11729840_s_at ZCCHC2 zinc finger, CCHC domain containing NM_017742.4 0.004086 2 11754302_a_at ATP2A2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac BM676899 0.004156 muscle, slow twitch 2 11754447_a_at RPS6KA5 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, BM968829 0.00436 polypeptide 5 11739724_a_at ATP2B2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma AL138283 0.004438 membrane 2 11723075_a_at BCL9L B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9-like AY296059.1 0.00493 11717385_a_at MT1G metallothionein 1G NM_005950.1 0.005447 11758557_s_at ZFP36L1 zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like AI758505 0.005544 1 11724628_a_at MAT1A methionine adenosyltransferase I, NM_000429.2 0.005576 alpha 11744955_a_at ANXA1 annexin A1 AK296808.1 0.005629 11718966_at NUFIP2 nuclear fragile X mental retardation BU533767 0.006124 protein interacting protein 2 11744953_a_at ANXA1 annexin A1 BC034157.1 0.007553 11717387_x_at MT1G metallothionein 1G NM_005950.1 0.007682 11727642_a_at TRERF1 transcriptional regulating factor 1 AF111801.1 0.0078 11745806_a_at AMMECR1L AMME chromosomal region gene 1- AK095871.1 0.008163 like 11717514_a_at ANXA1 annexin A1 NM_000700.1 0.008725 11744954_x_at ANXA1 annexin A1 BC034157.1 0.009223 11743864_a_at ATP2B1 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma S49852.1 0.009249 membrane 1 11717927_at FOXK2 forkhead box K2 NM_004514.3 0.009268 11717386_s_at MT1G metallothionein 1G NM_005950.1 0.009421 11730080_x_at IL28RA interleukin 28 receptor, alpha NM_170743.2 0.009429 (interferon, lambda receptor) 11763297_x_at CCDC76 coiled-coil domain containing 76 BQ614335 0.010042 11726119_at RPGR retinitis pigmentosa GTPase AK291832.1 0.01012 regulator 11739805_a_at RASAL2 RAS protein activator like 2 AK075169.1 0.010243 11715190_s_at C7orf46 chromosome 7 open reading frame g188219617 0.010448 46 11726351_at EFNA5 ephrin-A5 CB240929 0.010459 11738035_s_at RTN4 reticulon 4 AK302741.1 0.010618 11724104_s_at SGK3 serum/glucocorticoid regulated NM_001033578.1 0.010735 kinase family, member 3 11729396_a_at NEK1 NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)- Z25431.1 0.010781 related kinase 1 11723592_at LRRC8C leucine rich repeat containing 8 NM_032270.4 0.011015 family, member C 11757982_s_at KIF21A kinesin family member 21A N39407 0.011191 11731899_s_at PPAT phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate D13757.1 0.01137 amidotransferase 11726633_s_at TRIM8 tripartite motif-containing 8 BC021925.1 0.011932 11725675_a_at RORA RAR-related orphan receptor A AA034012 0.012081 11745021_a_at MYC v-myc myelocytomatosis viral K02276.1 0.012276 oncogene homolog (avian) 11758246_s_at ARL4D ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4D BM719529 0.012438 11726634_a_at MYST3 MYST histone acetyltransferase NM_001099412.1 0.012468 (monocytic leukemia) 3 11735421_a_at NKD2 naked cuticle homolog 2 AF358137.1 0.013343 (Drosophila) 11723821_a_at SMURF2 SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein AY014180.1 0.013348 ligase 2 11733165_s_at YIPF5 Yip1 domain family, member 5 NM_001024947.2 0.013814 11723169_s_at FOXN2 forkhead box N2 NM_002158.3 0.014398 11728958_x_at E2F8 E2F transcription factor 8 NM_024680.2 0.014717 11762525_s_at AF339086.1 0.015079 11731645_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin-dependent BC026060.2 0.016269 protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11730893_a_at UBA6 ubiquitin-like modifier activating EF623993.1 0.016784 enzyme 6 11730360_at CCDC126 coiled-coil domain containing 126 NM_138771.3 0.016798 11736426_s_at CLIP4 CAP-GLY domain containing linker BM994685 0.017149 protein family, member 4 11725820_s_at PAQR3 progestin and adipoQ receptor NM_001040202.1 0.01721 family member III 11743411_a_at RBM25 RNA binding motif protein 25 BG251218 0.017641 11718873_a_at ATP2A2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac NM_170665.3 0.018009 muscle, slow twitch 2 11739797_a_at RFX2 regulatory factor X, 2 (influences NM_134433.2 0.018119 HLA class II expression) 11739408_at MLL3 myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage DN917896 0.018481 leukemia 3 11734164_a_at ARHGEF26 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange NM_015595.3 0.018897 factor (GEF) 26 11721039_a_at SOLH small optic lobes homolog NM_005632.2 0.019352 (Drosophila) 11721053_s_at KLHDC5 kelch domain containing 5 NM_020782.1 0.01948 11753735_x_at TMSB4X thymosin beta 4, X-linked BC101792.1 0.019698 11748149_a_at FNBP1 formin binding protein 1 AK293743.1 0.019714 11728706_x_at EMP2 epithelial membrane protein 2 DB374012 0.020127 11717989_a_at SUN1 Sad1 and UNC84 domain containing NM_001130965.1 0.020293 1 11722448_at KCNMB4 potassium large conductance AF160967.1 0.020548 calcium-activated channel, subfamily M, beta member 4 11727512_at UBN2 ubinuclein 2 CA775887 0.020981 11759962_at TPRKB TP53RK binding protein AY643713.1 0.021007 11728603_a_at CLDN23 claudin 23 NM_194284.2 0.0211 11743497_at BMP2 bone morphogenetic protein 2 BX101090 0.021788 11718874_s_at ATP2A2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac NM_170665.3 0.0218 muscle, slow twitch 2 11721216_s_at TMEM106B transmembrane protein 106B AA789109 0.021968 11718006_a_at MYLIP myosin regulatory light chain BC002860.2 0.02198 interacting protein 11719104_s_at CPNE3 copine III BC066597.1 0.022194 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange 11723130_a_at ARHGEF7 factor (GEF) 7 NM_003899.3 0.022803 11757700_a_at NDFIP2 Nedd4 family interacting protein 2 AA521251 0.022979 11718081_a_at ATP2B4 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma NM_001001396.1 0.023666 membrane 4 11748034_a_at CMAH cytidine monophosphate-N- D86324.1 0.02381 acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMP-N-acetylneuraminate monooxygenase) pseudogene 11740148_x_at ZNF429 zinc finger protein 429 NM_001001415.2 0.023983 11716408_a_at MET met proto-oncogene (hepatocyte NM_001127500.1 0.024171 growth factor receptor) 11720082_at CBX6 chromobox homolog 6 NM_014292.3 0.024178 11733076_x_at PPP1R12A protein phosphatase 1, regulatory AK314193.1 0.024224 (inhibitor) subunit 12A 11743280_a_at WNK1 WNK lysine deficient protein kinase BC013629.2 0.024246 1 11719028_a_at PSD3 pleckstrin and Sec7 domain DB314358 0.024644 containing 3 11757869_s_at AKAP13 A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 13 BE504033 0.024753 11722290_a_at ZBTB43 zinc finger and BTB domain AI745225 0.024875 containing 43 11743865_s_at ATP2B1 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma AI337321 0.025057 membrane 1 11734994_s_at SKI v-ski sarcoma viral oncogene NM_003036.3 0.025378 homolog (avian) 11731857_x_at MT1H metallothionein 1H NM_005951.2 0.026268 11758247_x_at ARL4D ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4D BM719529 0.026757 11731787_x_at ERC1 ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family NM_178037.1 0.026811 member 1

TABLE 2 Type I Epidermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11763233_x_at TRAC T cell receptor alpha EU427374.1 0.000086 constant 11750712_a_at SEMA4A sema domain, AK296693.1 0.000205 immunoglobulin domain (Ig), transmembrane domain (TM) and short cytoplasmic domain, (semaphorin) 4A 11743350_a_at C15orf48 chromosome 15 open CA309087 0.000277 reading frame 48 11723817_at ARHGAP29 Rho GTPase activating BU620659 0.000376 protein 29 11723854_at SAMD9 sterile alpha motif domain NM_017654.2 0.000398 containing 9 11754862_a_at RARRES2 retinoic acid receptor AK092804.1 0.000534 responder (tazarotene induced) 2 11729515_a_at SLC26A9 solute carrier family 26, NM_052934.3 0.001204 member 9 11748896_s_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) AK304461.1 0.001209 receptor-like 1 11761960_x_at TRAV20 T cell receptor alpha AY532913.1 0.001367 variable 20 11741285_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) BC069438.1 0.00144 receptor-like 1 11754482_a_at PSMB1 proteasome (prosome, BQ006450 0.001693 macropain) subunit, beta type, 1 11754184_a_at ALDH1A3 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 BX538027.1 0.001883 family, member A3 11726829_at TYW1B tRNA-yW synthesizing NM_001145440.1 0.001956 protein 1 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) 11725368_at LRG1 leucine-rich alpha-2- NM_052972.2 0.001997 glycoprotein 1 11723561_x_at C11orf75 chromosome 11 open NM_020179.2 0.002048 reading frame 75 11734507_s_at MECOM MDS1 and EVI1 complex AK292865.1 0.002142 locus 11716805_s_at PLEKHA2 pleckstrin homology NM_021623.1 0.002256 domain containing, family A (phosphoinositide binding specific) member 2 11754057_x_at CRABP2 cellular retinoic acid BT019827.1 0.00239 binding protein 2 11737108_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) NM_178445.1 0.002438 receptor-like 1 11720080_at NTRK2 neurotrophic tyrosine NM_001007097.1 0.002467 kinase, receptor, type 2 11715767_s_at ACAA2 acetyl-CoA acyltransferase NM_006111.2 0.002477 2 11715670_a_at IFITM1 interferon induced NM_003641.3 0.002619 transmembrane protein 1 (9-27) 11735937_a_at CD48 CD48 molecule NM_001778.2 0.002662 11746503_a_at EHF ets homologous factor AF203977.1 0.00321 11736806_at GABRA4 gamma-aminobutyric acid NM_000809.2 0.003627 (GABA) A receptor, alpha 4 11720157_at GDA guanine deaminase AK295716.1 0.003854 11720132_a_at SPIRE1 spire homolog 1 BC125206.1 0.003917 (Drosophila) 11725832_s_at OTUB2 OTU domain, ubiquitin NM_023112.3 0.004105 aldehyde binding 2 11717763_a_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase BC006230.2 0.004157 11756683_a_at CD1E CD1e molecule AK311643.1 0.004158 11728008_x_at FUT3 fucosyltransferase 3 NM_000149.3 0.004308 (galactoside 3(4)-L- fucosyltransferase, Lewis blood group) 11750244_a_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase AK304844.1 0.004332 11724346_a_at IFIH1 interferon induced with NM_022168.2 0.004365 helicase C domain 1 11750245_x_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase AK304844.1 0.004459 11758377_s_at TLR1 toll-like receptor 1 BU623316 0.004771 11740897_a_at TREX2 three prime repair NM_080701.3 0.004847 exonuclease 2 11718077_s_at MAPKAPK3 mitogen-activated protein NM_004635.3 0.004908 kinase-activated protein kinase 3 11763697_s_at SNHG9 small nucleolar RNA host AW958849 0.004956 gene 9 (non-protein coding) 11719591_s_at GLTP glycolipid transfer protein NM_016433.3 0.005188 11715671_x_at IFITM1 interferon induced NM_003641.3 0.005216 transmembrane protein 1 (9-27) 11725641_at EFHD2 EF-hand domain family, CB240768 0.005381 member D2 11727633_at SLC16A10 solute carrier family 16, BC066985.1 0.005429 member 10 (aromatic amino acid transporter) 11717764_x_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase BC006230.2 0.005967 11750324_a_at GAS7 growth arrest-specific 7 AK293755.1 0.006052 11735833_a_at KIAA1199 KIAA1199 NM_018689.1 0.006555 11757367_s_at HSPA7 heat shock 70 kDa protein 7 BM677874 0.006575 (HSP70B) 11741263_s_at LTBP1 latent transforming growth M34057.1 0.006584 factor beta binding protein 1 11723235_a_at IFI44L interferon-induced protein AB000115.1 0.006657 44-like 11729692_a_at SERPINB3 serpin peptidase inhibitor, EU852041.1 0.006806 clade B (ovalbumin), member 3 11727385_a_at PCCA propionyl CoA carboxylase, NM_000282.2 0.006811 alpha polypeptide 11729742_x_at IFI27L2 interferon, alpha-inducible NM_032036.2 0.006823 protein 27-like 2 11731973_at SCNN1G sodium channel, NM_001039.3 0.00716 nonvoltage-gated 1, gamma 11743404_at ZMAT2 zinc finger, matrin-type 2 BM450158 0.007256 11736058_s_at C10orf32 chromosome 10 open NM_001136200.1 0.007371 reading frame 32 11715239_x_at IFITM3 interferon induced g148612841 0.007374 transmembrane protein 3 (1-8U) 11726145_at CA6 carbonic anhydrase VI NM_001215.2 0.007409 11718850_a_at SRPK1 SRSF protein kinase 1 AK299591.1 0.007419 11729693_at SERPINB3 serpin peptidase inhibitor, EU852041.1 0.007514 clade B (ovalbumin), member 3 11755950_a_at CCDC71 coiled-coil domain AK098658.1 0.007621 containing 71 11740349_at RNASE7 ribonuclease, RNase A BC112334.1 0.007692 family, 7 11757300_s_at ELOVL5 ELOVL family member 5, AL576414 0.007702 elongation of long chain fatty acids (FENl/Elo2, SUR4/Elo3-like, yeast) 11725310_at CRISP3 cysteine-rich secretory NM_006061.1 0.007915 protein 3 11723490_at GCLM glutamate-cysteine ligase, BC041809.1 0.008288 modifier subunit 11757595_x_at CRABP2 cellular retinoic acid BU631189 0.008352 binding protein 2 11752101_s_at EIF2S1 eukaryotic translation BC002513.2 0.008373 initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha, 35 kDa 11737496_a_at CD200R1 CD200 receptor 1 NM_170780.2 0.008378 11749745_a_at SRP68 signal recognition particle AK301100.1 0.008462 68 kDa 11718142_a_at TTC27 tetratricopeptide repeat NM_017735.3 0.00876 domain 27 11737432_a_at PAPL iron/zinc purple acid BC136722.1 0.008796 phosphatase-like protein 11753762_x_at KLK6 kallikrein-related peptidase AY457039.1 0.008902 6 11725875_at WDR66 WD repeat domain 66 NM_144668.4 0.008916 11729694_s_at SERPINB4 serpin peptidase inhibitor, EU852041.1 0.009199 clade B (ovalbumin), member 4 11763184_at IDE insulin-degrading enzyme BQ006777 0.009364 11737743_a_at ARSF arylsulfatase F NM_004042.3 0.009395 11724785_x_at MRPS18C mitochondrial ribosomal BC005186.1 0.009553 protein S18C 11723899_a_at DHRS9 dehydrogenase/reductase NM_005771.4 0.009689 (SDR family) member 9 11743805_s_at MRPL42 mitochondrial ribosomal DB379276 0.009847 protein L42 11758083_s_at HPGD hydroxyprostaglandin AI743714 0.009851 dehydrogenase 15-(NAD) 11727995_a_at SPINK5 serine peptidase inhibitor, DQ149928.1 0.010277 Kazal type 5 11727208_x_at DDHD1 DDHD domain containing 1 NM_030637.1 0.010297 11737431_x_at PAPL iron/zinc purple acid NM_001004318.2 0.010375 phosphatase-like protein 11720510_a_at APOBEC3G apolipoprotein B mRNA NM_021822.2 0.010471 editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like 3G 11719503_a_at DHX36 DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box NM_020865.2 0.010702 polypeptide 36 11753152_x_at CFLAR CASP8 and FADD-like AK297387.1 0.010705 apoptosis regulator 11726289_at GRAMD3 GRAM domain containing 3 BC008590.1 0.010722 11722661_at NFE2L3 nuclear factor (erythroid- NM_004289.6 0.010893 derived 2)-like 3 11716743_s_at TJP2 tight junction protein 2 NM_004817.2 0.011228 (zona occludens 2) 11726894_a_at IRAK3 interleukin-1 receptor- BG929347 0.011364 associated kinase 3 11753202_s_at SERPINB4 serpin peptidase inhibitor, AB046400.1 0.011604 clade B (ovalbumin), member 4 11739292_at EHF ets homologous factor NM_012153.3 0.012013 11748253_a_at SLC5A1 solute carrier family 5 AK297665.1 0.01209 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 1 11723953_a_at CLINT1 clathrin interactor 1 NM_014666.2 0.01254 11736117_a_at ZFAND5 zinc finger, AN1-type AF062346.1 0.012593 domain 5 11724795_at ZG16B zymogen granule protein NM_145252.2 0.013029 16 homolog B (rat) 11717765_a_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase NM_007283.5 0.01317 11744194_a_at ABCC3 ATP-binding cassette, sub- CB055248 0.013406 family C (CFTR/MRP), member 3 11746088_a_at IFI44 interferon-induced protein DB350079 0.013466 44 11733533_at CYP4F22 cytochrome P450, family 4, NM_173483.3 0.013708 subfamily F, polypeptide 22 11746581_a_at PCCA propionyl CoA carboxylase, AK298318.1 0.013745 alpha polypeptide 11717981_a_at ACP5 acid phosphatase 5, NM_001611.3 0.014935 tartrate resistant

TABLE 3 Type I Dermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11733167_at LRRN4CL LRRN4 C-terminal like BC053902.1 0.000112 11720616_a_at DNM1 dynamin 1 NM_001005336.1 0.000113 11758194_s_at DPP4 dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 AI768728 0.000125 11759481_at COPB1 Coatomer protein complex, subunit beta 1 AU143964 0.000148 11718627_at TRAK1 trafficking protein, kinesin CA415544 0.000173 binding 1 11739544_a_at C19orf12 chromosome 19 open reading BX328123 0.000234 frame 12 11743191_a_at NTM neurotrimin AI343272 0.000278 11731649_x_at NTM neurotrimin AY358331.1 0.000343 11723111_a_at EMILIN2 elastin microfibril interfacer 2 NM_032048.2 0.000384 11719422_s_at ABCC1 ATP-binding cassette, sub- NM_004996.3 0.000385 family C (CFTR/MRP), member 1 11739527_a_at SECTM1 secreted and transmembrane CR614987.1 0.000402 1 11758810_at COL14A1 collagen, type XIV, alpha 1 NM_021110.1 0.000451 11724441_x_at PTGIS prostaglandin I2 NM_000961.3 0.000458 (prostacyclin) synthase 11747944_a_at PPFIA2 protein tyrosine phosphatase, AK296380.1 0.000483 11728451_a_at PCOLCE2 receptor type, f polypeptide NM_013363.2 0.000493 (PTPRF), interacting protein (liprin), alpha 2 procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer 2 11736086_a_at HHIP hedgehog interacting protein NM_022475.1 0.000511 11758252_s_at HSD3B7 hydroxy-delta-5-steroid CB115219 0.000562 dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 7 11756706_a_at DPP4 dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 AK314798.1 0.000563 11720690_a_at C2orf18 chromosome 2 open reading NM_017877.3 0.000604 frame 18 11724619_at RSPO3 R-spondin 3 homolog NM_032784.3 0.000676 (Xenopus laevis) 11743447_a_at BICD2 bicaudal D homolog 2 AW409827 0.000721 (Drosophila) 11725773_a_at TBC1D24 TBC1 domain family, member NM_020705.1 0.000726 24 11715704_x_at ITGA5 integrin, alpha 5 (fibronectin NM_002205.2 0.000766 receptor, alpha polypeptide) 11756007_a_at HHIP hedgehog interacting protein AK024645.1 0.000889 11741377_a_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 NM_001127891.1 0.000928 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11734550_x_at TGFBI transforming growth factor, NM_000358.2 0.000963 beta-induced, 68 kDa 11730405_at MEX3B mex-3 homolog B (C. elegans) BC111545.1 0.000968 11731648_a_at NTM neurotrimin AY358331.1 0.000985 11740103_a_at MAFG v-maf musculoaponeurotic BX427058 0.001077 fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog G (avian) 11727783_s_at TPM4 tropomyosin 4 NM_003290.2 0.001163 11718269_x_at ANGPTL2 angiopoietin-like 2 AY358274.1 0.001231 11725897_at TUBB1 tubulin, beta 1 BC033679.1 0.001234 11717803_a_at NTN4 netrin 4 NM_021229.3 0.001243 11754476_x_at DNM1 dynamin 1 BQ183716 0.00125 11746893_a_at MPP1 membrane protein, AK304538.1 0.001254 palmitoylated 1, 55 kDa 11753088_a_at MCTP1 multiple C2 domains, AK297325.1 0.001305 transmembrane 1 11717568_s_at NQO1 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, NM_000903.2 0.001408 quinone 1 11720051_at SPOCK1 sparc/osteonectin, cwcv and NM_004598.3 0.001423 kazal-like domains proteoglycan (testican) 1 11757921_s_at COL14A1 collagen, type XIV, alpha 1 AI248460 0.001424 ArfGAP with SH3 domain, ankyrin repeat and PH 11725923_s_at ASAP2 domain 2 NM_001135191.1 0.001457 11723225_a_at CLDN11 claudin 11 BC013577.1 0.001495 11754368_a_at FBN1 fibrillin 1 AB208840.1 0.001626 11758062_s_at STK32B serine/threonine kinase 32B AI401203 0.001735 11740358_a_at LILRB5 leukocyte immunoglobulin- NM_001081443.1 0.001775 like receptor, subfamily B (with TM and ITIM domains), member 5 11746200_s_at EHD2 EH-domain containing 2 AK097126.1 0.001844 11747945_x_at PPFIA2 protein tyrosine phosphatase, AK296380.1 0.002036 receptor type, f polypeptide (PTPRF), interacting protein (liprin), alpha 2 11720811_a_at PAMR1 peptidase domain containing NM_015430.2 0.002139 associated with muscle regeneration 1 11731716_at CCBP2 chemokine binding protein 2 NM_001296.4 0.002156 11754706_a_at HHIP hedgehog interacting protein AK098525.1 0.002166 11722940_a_at SRGAP2 SLIT-ROBO Rho GTPase NM_001042758.1 0.00222 activating protein 2 11724848_a_at DIXDC1 DIX domain containing 1 DB358954 0.002285 11718842_a_at C16orf62 chromosome 16 open reading BC058845.1 0.002303 frame 62 11734549_s_at TGFBI transforming growth factor, NM_000358.2 0.002382 beta-induced, 68 kDa 11734548_a_at TGFBI transforming growth factor, NM_000358.2 0.002425 beta-induced, 68 kDa 11731650_a_at NTM neurotrimin NM_001048209.1 0.002477 11738845_x_at NTM neurotrimin NM_001144059.1 0.002642 11726905_a_at ARHGAP20 Rho GTPase activating protein NM_020809.2 0.002644 20 11724735_a_at PDPN podoplanin BC014668.1 0.002735 11755796_a_at ADAM9 ADAM metallopeptidase BC143924.1 0.002822 domain 9 11726017_a_at C17orf63 chromosome 17 open reading AU253346 0.002907 frame 63 11741286_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) AF110640.1 0.002908 receptor-like 1 11743910_at FAM69A family with sequence BQ015316 0.002927 similarity 69, member A 11756911_a_at C1QTNF3 C1q and tumor necrosis factor BX640995.1 0.002969 related protein 3 11746361_a_at C7orf58 chromosome 7 open reading BC030538.2 0.002971 frame 58 11715703_s_at ITGA5 integrin, alpha 5 (fibronectin NM_002205.2 0.002995 receptor, alpha polypeptide) 11735913_s_at TNXB tenascin XB BC125114.1 0.003064 11730236_s_at MYADM myeloid-associated AY358582.1 0.003084 differentiation marker 11718267_a_at ANGPTL2 angiopoietin-like 2 NM_012098.2 0.003114 11723217_x_at SFXN3 sideroflexin 3 NM_030971.3 0.003152 11720286_a_at TRAK1 trafficking protein, kinesin BC015922.1 0.003236 binding 1 11717133_a_at MAFG v-maf musculoaponeurotic BF340448 0.003272 fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog G (avian) 11717340_at PTGFRN prostaglandin F2 receptor NM_020440.2 0.003311 negative regulator 11729541_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin- AB081337.1 0.003359 dependent protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11718268_a_at ANGPTL2 angiopoietin-like 2 AY358274.1 0.003373 11717413_a_at WIPI1 WD repeat domain, NM_017983.5 0.003406 phosphoinositide interacting 1 11716226_a_at LIMA1 LIM domain and actin binding BC136763.1 0.003456 1 11740588_at BDKRB2 bradykinin receptor B2 NM_000623.3 0.003464 11741128_a_at CAPN2 calpain 2, (m/II) large subunit NM_001146068.1 0.003473 11717891_a_at ECM1 extracellular matrix protein 1 BC023505.2 0.003509 11730385_at GREM2 gremlin 2 BG150451 0.003541 11756245_s_at ANXA5 annexin A5 CR607543.1 0.003586 11721499_x_at CTSA cathepsin A NM_001127695.1 0.003681 11717757_s_at RALA v-ral simian leukemia viral AA548928 0.003773 oncogene homolog A (ras related) 11723075_a_at BCL9L B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9-like AY296059.1 0.003835 11748650_a_at ADAM33 ADAM metallopeptidase BC125113.1 0.003846 domain 33 11758676_s_at RHOQ ras homolog gene family, R23125 0.003853 member Q 11724260_a_at TRIO triple functional domain AF091395.1 0.004049 (PTPRF interacting) 11724541_s_at VWF von Willebrand factor NM_000552.3 0.004078 11716549_s_at ISLR immunoglobulin superfamily NM_005545.3 0.0042 containing leucine-rich repeat 11724228_at RBMS1 RNA binding motif, single BC080620.1 0.004204 stranded interacting protein 1 11752423_a_at F13A1 coagulation factor XIII, A1 AK304335.1 0.004293 polypeptide 11757340_s_at RHOQ ras homolog gene family, BM677515 0.004317 member Q 11750650_a_at PAMR1 peptidase domain containing AK297092.1 0.004367 associated with muscle regeneration 1 11735263_s_at SCN2A sodium channel, voltage- NM_001040142.1 0.004453 gated, type II, alpha subunit 11731682_at CD70 CD70 molecule NM_001252.3 0.004492 11737108_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) NM_178445.1 0.004501 receptor-like 1 11743251_s_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 BX357054 0.004507 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11727782_a_at TPM4 tropomyosin 4 NM_003290.2 0.004515 11755955_a_at FAP fibroblast activation protein, AL832166.1 0.004528 alpha 11725868_at SSC5D scavenger receptor cysteine- NM_001144950.1 0.004768 rich glycoprotein

TABLE 4 Type I Dermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11718273_a_at EIF3L eukaryotic translation NM_016091.2 0.000001 initiation factor 3, subunit L 11729152_a_at EIF3M eukaryotic translation NM_006360.3 0.000006 initiation factor 3, subunit M 11755203_x_at RPL21 ribosomal protein L21 BX647669.1 0.000006 11757356_x_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 BM855760 0.000008 11717236_x_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 NM_001011.3 0.000009 11745362_x_at RPS11 ribosomal protein S11 BC100025.1 0.000009 11757363_x_at RPS15A ribosomal protein S15a DB313157 0.000009 200062_PM_s_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 L05095.1 0.000009 11716092_x_at CKS1B CDC28 protein kinase NM_001826.2 0.00001 regulatory subunit 1B 11743094_at SPRR4 small proline-rich protein 4 BC069445.1 0.000011 11757421_x_at RPL31 ribosomal protein L31 CD687230 0.000011 11718274_s_at EIF3L eukaryotic translation NM_016091.2 0.000012 initiation factor 3, subunit L 11715376_a_at RPS11 ribosomal protein S11 NM_001015.3 0.000015 11757773_x_at NCRNA00275 non-protein coding RNA 275 BF185165 0.000015 11753659_x_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 BC095426.1 0.000016 11753694_x_at RPS15A ribosomal protein S15a AB062400.1 0.000017 11755956_x_at POLE3 polymerase (DNA directed), AF070640.1 0.000017 epsilon 3 (p17 subunit) 200063_PM_s_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar BC002398.1 0.000017 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11740643_a_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AF133298.1 0.00002 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11757305_x_at RPSAP58 ribosomal protein SA BI762726 0.000021 pseudogene 58 11715958_s_at RPL7 ribosomal protein L7 NM_000971.3 0.000023 11719783_at RPS23 ribosomal protein S23 D14530.1 0.000027 11745154_a_at NCL nucleolin BC006516.2 0.000027 11720183_s_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.000029 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11753691_x_at RPL24 ribosomal protein L24 CR456729.1 0.000031 200013_PM_at RPL24 ribosomal protein L24 NM_000986.1 0.000034 11718275_x_at EIF3L eukaryotic translation NM_016091.2 0.000037 initiation factor 3, subunit L 11744326_s_at RPL37 ribosomal protein L37 BC079477.1 0.000037 11757264_s_at RPS3 ribosomal protein S3 BU588459 0.000038 200010_PM_at RPL11 ribosomal protein L11 NM_000975.1 0.000039 11757027_x_at RPL31 ribosomal protein L31 CR600452.1 0.000042 200018_PM_at RPS13 ribosomal protein S13 NM_001017.1 0.000046 11757375_x_at RPS15 ribosomal protein S15 AI625563 0.000047 11754031_s_at CKS1B CDC28 protein kinase BT007196.1 0.000051 regulatory subunit 1B 11715733_a_at NIPSNAP1 nipsnap homolog 1 (C. elegans) NM_003634.2 0.000054 11740644_x_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AF133298.1 0.000061 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11736188_a_at ORMDL3 ORM1-like 3 (S. cerevisiae) NM_139280.1 0.000071 11730527_a_at DAPK2 death-associated protein AF052941.1 0.000088 kinase 2 11723312_a_at PXMP2 peroxisomal membrane NM_018663.1 0.000092 protein 2, 22 kDa 11734833_s_at TAF9B TAF9B RNA polymerase II, NM_015975.4 0.000093 TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 31 kDa 11732205_x_at NAP1L1 nucleosome assembly BX413854 0.000099 protein 1-like 1 11752912_x_at EIF3M eukaryotic translation AK292139.1 0.000099 initiation factor 3, subunit M 11756437_x_at RPS18 ribosomal protein S18 BQ057441 0.0001 11729011_at CDH22 cadherin 22, type 2 NM_021248.1 0.000107 11734329_at TNN tenascin N NM_022093.1 0.000107 11749558_a_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AK300530.1 0.000119 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 200029_PM_at RPL19 ribosomal protein L19 NM_000981.1 0.000121 11757386_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar AL563600 0.000122 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11733774_a_at RPL37 ribosomal protein L37 NM_000997.4 0.000123 11729427_a_at GLI1 GLI family zinc finger 1 NM_005269.2 0.000126 11754066_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar BT007011.1 0.000128 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11715626_a_at RPL11 ribosomal protein L11 NM_000975.2 0.00013 11757489_x_at RPL22 ribosomal protein L22 AW268528 0.00013 11757355_x_at RPL41 ribosomal protein L41 BU958994 0.000138 11752726_x_at GNB2L1 guanine nucleotide binding AY159316.1 0.000144 protein (G protein), beta polypeptide 2-like 1 11728288_a_at KRT15 keratin 15 NM_002275.3 0.000153 11756783_a_at TF transferrin BC045772.1 0.000155 11757331_x_at RPL13A ribosomal protein L13a BF688481 0.000157 11744365_a_at NCRNA00275 non-protein coding RNA 275 AY513722.1 0.000159 11739727_x_at NAP1L1 nucleosome assembly BE965760 0.00016 protein 1-like 1 200074_PM_s_at RPL14 ribosomal protein L14 U16738.1 0.000161 200089_PM_s_at RPL4 ribosomal protein L4 AI953886 0.000162 11734331_a_at TNN tenascin N BC136619.1 0.000163 11757906_x_at RPL10 ribosomal protein L10 AL558950 0.000167 11715645_s_at C22orf28 chromosome 22 open NM_014306.4 0.00018 reading frame 28 11756875_x_at COMMD6 COMM domain containing 6 CR603325.1 0.000184 11722318_a_at EFNB3 ephrin-B3 NM_001406.3 0.000198 11756878_a_at FBL fibrillarin CR593763.1 0.000198 11736721_x_at RPL32 ribosomal protein L32 NM_001007073.1 0.000199 11720184_x_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.0002 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11749786_x_at HNRNPF heterogeneous nuclear AK296696.1 0.000201 ribonucleoprotein F 11717058_x_at RPL5 ribosomal protein L5 NM_000969.3 0.00021 11752911_a_at EIF3M eukaryotic translation AK292139.1 0.000211 initiation factor 3, subunit M 11730790_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar AK290652.1 0.000213 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11753680_x_at RPL21 ribosomal protein L21 CR457032.1 0.000213 200022_PM_at RPL18 ribosomal protein L18 NM_000979.1 0.000213 200014_PM_s_at HNRNPC heterogeneous nuclear NM_004500.1 0.000215 ribonucleoprotein C (C1/C2) 11742667_x_at RPS28 ribosomal protein S28 NM_001031.4 0.000242 200082_PM_s_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 AI805587 0.00025 11728380_x_at NACA2 nascent polypeptide- NM_199290.2 0.000252 associated complex alpha subunit 2 11756140_s_at RPL4 ribosomal protein L4 BX447218 0.000254 11716304_a_at ABHD14B abhydrolase domain NM_032750.2 0.000267 containing 14B 11758357_x_at RPL9 ribosomal protein L9 BF172613 0.000272 11715280_s_at KRT17 keratin 17 g197383031 0.000274 11739813_a_at FZD1 frizzled homolog 1 BF675672 0.000295 (Drosophila) 11721885_s_at CDC42 cell division cycle 42 (GTP NM_001039802.1 0.000307 binding protein, 25 kDa) 11720954_s_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 NM_000989.2 0.000309 11743688_at GLI2 GLI family zinc finger 2 AB209354.1 0.000312 11720599_s_at SUB1 SUB1 homolog (S. cerevisiae) NM_006713.3 0.000315 11725875_at WDR66 WD repeat domain 66 NM_144668.4 0.000318 11733496_x_at COMMD6 COMM domain containing 6 AA535445 0.000323 11727795_x_at EIF3E eukaryotic translation NM_001568.2 0.000327 initiation factor 3, subunit E 11756215_x_at UBA52 ubiquitin A-52 residue BU619323 0.000331 ribosomal protein fusion product 1 11757059_x_at RPL36A ribosomal protein L36a CR617894.1 0.000331 200012_PM_x_at RPL21 ribosomal protein L21 NM_000982.1 0.000335 11718344_a_at CNOT7 CCR4-NOT transcription NM_013354.5 0.00035 complex, subunit 7 11717235_s_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 NM_001011.3 0.000352 11757113_a_at SNHG1 small nucleolar RNA host BE836747 0.000365 gene 1 (non-protein coding) 11743679_a_at PTCH1 patched 1 DB299015 0.000374 11744366_a_at NCRNA00275 non-protein coding RNA 275 CR936805.1 0.000378

TABLE 5 Type II Epidermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11729461_a_at CTNS cystinosis, nephropathic NM_001031681.2 0.000105 11737824_a_at STX16 syntaxin 16 NM_001134773.1 0.000753 11731828_at GPC2 glypican 2 NM_152742.1 0.000819 11757259_x_at SCARNA9L small Cajal body-specific NR_023358.1 0.000852 RNA 9-like (retrotransposed) 11728498_a_at SVIL supervillin NM_003174.3 0.001387 11733298_a_at VIPR1 vasoactive intestinal NM_004624.3 0.00166 peptide receptor 1 11754972_s_at BAZ2A bromodomain adjacent to AK127775.1 0.001742 zinc finger domain, 2A 11732899_s_at SULT1A1 sulfotransferase family, NM_177528.1 0.001887 cytosolic, 1A, phenol- preferring, member 1 11716708_a_at DDR1 discoidin domain receptor NM_013993.2 0.001925 tyrosine kinase 1 11757623_s_at RNF5 ring finger protein 5 AA923467 0.00209 11715799_s_at BAT2L1 HLA-B associated NM_013318.3 0.002325 transcript 2-like 1 11756190_a_at CLK3 CDC-like kinase 3 CD743118 0.002384 11726634_a_at MYST3 MYST histone NM_001099412.1 0.002824 acetyltransferase (monocytic leukemia) 3 11752331_s_at SULT1A4 sulfotransferase family, BC111011.1 0.002837 cytosolic, 1A, phenol- preferring, member 4 11731093_s_at BRD1 bromodomain containing 1 NM_014577.1 0.002905 11744831_a_at RPAIN RPA interacting protein AY775316.1 0.002976 11744173_x_at DNAJC4 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, BQ267791 0.00329 subfamily C, member 4 11723546_s_at PLD1 phospholipase D1, BF434088 0.003418 phosphatidylcholine- specific 11732589_a_at ZNF467 zinc finger protein 467 NM_207336.1 0.004153 11721165_a_at KHNYN KH and NYN domain NM_015299.2 0.00435 containing 11730324_s_at SLC38A9 solute carrier family 38, NM_173514.2 0.004534 member 9 11739669_at SS18L1 synovial sarcoma AB014593.1 0.004553 translocation gene on chromosome 18-like 1 11758140_s_at CPSF6 cleavage and BU689332 0.004569 polyadenylation specific factor 6, 68 kDa 11721912_at MDM4 Mdm4 p53 binding NM_002393.3 0.004611 protein homolog (mouse) 11744830_x_at NPIPL3 nuclear pore complex AK303166.1 0.004653 interacting protein-like 3 11729100_a_at TTC18 tetratricopeptide repeat NM_145170.3 0.004727 domain 18 11757896_s_at C1orf63 chromosome 1 open R81538 0.004766 reading frame 63 11715976_a_at VGLL4 vestigial like 4 NM_001128219.1 0.004868 (Drosophila) 11729196_a_at STX16 syntaxin 16 BE782754 0.004954 11758055_x_at RGPD8 RANBP2-like and GRIP BQ005433 0.005005 domain containing 8 11721624_s_at WSB1 WD repeat and SOCS box- NM_015626.8 0.005017 containing 1 11720589_s_at PHF21A PHD finger protein 21A BU733437 0.005058 11720895_at SOS1 son of sevenless homolog BM970418 0.005891 1 (Drosophila) 11761133_at KDM5C lysine (K)-specific EF613277.1 0.006011 demethylase 5C 11726189_x_at HCFC1R1 host cell factor C1 NM_017885.2 0.006166 regulator 1 (XPO1 dependent) 11721598_a_at EFS embryonal Fyn-associated NM_032459.1 0.006547 substrate 11745431_a_at SVIL supervillin BC092440.1 0.006666 11740447_x_at BTN3A1 butyrophilin, subfamily 3, NM_194441.2 0.006686 member A1 11726515_a_at CLK4 CDC-like kinase 4 AF294429.1 0.006691 11746529_x_at TNFRSF14 tumor necrosis factor BC029848.1 0.006897 receptor superfamily, member 14 (herpesvirus entry mediator) 11759308_s_at MAGI1 membrane associated AL050184.1 0.006929 guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing 1 11749473_a_at MEF2D myocyte enhancer factor BC040949.1 0.007372 2D 11719128_a_at LMF2 lipase maturation factor 2 NM_033200.1 0.007569 11762365_x_at KIAA0415 KIAA0415 AB007875.1 0.007605 11716129_at IGF2R insulin-like growth factor NM_000876.2 0.007692 2 receptor 11717989_a_at SUN1 Sad1 and UNC84 domain NM_001130965.1 0.007807 containing 1 11755196_a_at CORO6 coronin 6 AK092430.1 0.007848 11755758_s_at NLRC5 NLR family, CARD domain AK090439.1 0.00788 containing 5 11716283_at PAPD7 PAP associated domain NM_006999.3 0.008191 containing 7 11730449_a_at DHRS12 dehydrogenase/reductase NM_024705.1 0.008218 (SDR family) member 12 11718728_a_at ZNF655 zinc finger protein 655 NM_001083956.1 0.008286 11718820_at TSC1 tuberous sclerosis 1 NM_000368.3 0.008558 11729483_a_at KLF8 Kruppel-like factor 8 NM_007250.4 0.008607 11754192_s_at SRSF11 serine/arginine-rich CR614713.1 0.009136 splicing factor 11 11758557_s_at ZFP36L1 zinc finger protein 36, AI758505 0.009209 C3H type-like 1 11723598_x_at MAP2K7 mitogen-activated protein NM_145185.2 0.009355 kinase kinase 7 11754541_a_at CCDC45 coiled-coil domain AW167096 0.00982 containing 45 11757630_s_at HERPUD2 HERPUD family member 2 AA709265 0.010052 11718536_s_at NKTR natural killer-tumor NM_005385.3 0.010291 recognition sequence 11755674_s_at RALGAPA1 Ral GTPase activating DQ786317.1 0.010335 protein, alpha subunit 1 (catalytic) 11757591_s_at PAN3 PAN3 poly(A) specific DB314869 0.010593 ribonuclease subunit homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11724312_a_at SH3BP2 SH3-domain binding NM_001145855.1 0.010664 protein 2 11757197_s_at NCRNA00201 non-protein coding RNA NR_026778.1 0.010882 201 11759150_at CNOT4 CCR4-NOT transcription BC035590.1 0.011523 complex, subunit 4 11718939_s_at TNFAIP3 tumor necrosis factor, NM_006290.2 0.011563 alpha-induced protein 3 11738035_s_at RTN4 reticulon 4 AK302741.1 0.011615 11719084_a_at SMARCC2 SWI/SNF related, matrix BF663402 0.011872 associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily c, member 2 11736501_x_at SS18 synovial sarcoma NM_005637.2 0.011911 translocation, chromosome 18 11755811_a_at ZNF266 zinc finger protein 266 AL833503.1 0.012172 11720362_at PHIP pleckstrin homology CR600369.1 0.012352 domain interacting protein 11724758_s_at GPBP1L1 GC-rich promoter binding NM_021639.4 0.012429 protein 1-like 1 11754821_s_at SLC38A1 solute carrier family 38, AI476037 0.012431 member 1 11758907_at ZNF827 zinc finger protein 827 AA031947 0.012473 11736498_a_at TNRC6B trinucleotide repeat NM_015088.2 0.012866 containing 6B 11716010_s_at DYNC1LI2 dynein, cytoplasmic 1, NM_006141.2 0.01317 light intermediate chain 2 11745723_a_at MALAT1 metastasis associated BX538238.1 0.013758 lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (non-protein coding) 11758584_s_at STYX serine/threonine/tyrosine N34305 0.013878 interacting protein 11757558_s_at LONRF1 LON peptidase N-terminal BF680438 0.014197 domain and ring finger 1 11750922_x_at AMT aminomethyltransferase AK296177.1 0.0143 11718558_s_at MKRN1 makorin ring finger NM_001145125.1 0.014465 protein 1 11723112_a_at CCDC84 coiled-coil domain NM_198489.1 0.014471 containing 84 11757808_s_at RERE arginine-glutamic acid BM706668 0.014565 dipeptide (RE) repeats 11763191_at PRICKLE3 prickle homolog 3 AK303308.1 0.014697 (Drosophila) 11757821_s_at LDB1 LIM domain binding 1 AW271288 0.014809 11755194_s_at CCNL2 cyclin L2 AK000685.1 0.014941 11720122_at GIGYF1 GRB10 interacting GYF NM_022574.4 0.014956 protein 1 11763351_at LOC286052 hypothetical protein CK819455 0.014973 LOC286052 11722752_a_at C14orf43 chromosome 14 open NM_194278.3 0.015053 reading frame 43 11757958_s_at POGZ pogo transposable AI374931 0.015063 element with ZNF domain 11734056_at PTGR2 prostaglandin reductase 2 NM_152444.2 0.015377 11722715_at STK35 serine/threonine kinase NM_080836.2 0.015673 35 11722134_a_at TNFRSF25 tumor necrosis factor NM_148965.1 0.015688 receptor superfamily, member 25 11715192_s_at C7orf46 chromosome 7 open g188219621 0.015694 reading frame 46 11720795_s_at NUPL1 nucleoporin like 1 NM_014089.3 0.016154 11729510_a_at WDR33 WD repeat domain 33 NM_001006623.1 0.016469 11724066_s_at HCFC1R1 host cell factor C1 NM_001002018.1 0.016491 regulator 1 (XPO1 dependent) 11718534_at NKTR natural killer-tumor AI361805 0.016611 recognition sequence 11741625_a_at SLC22A23 solute carrier family 22, NM_021945.5 0.016631 member 23 11722305_at ARHGAP23 Rho GTPase activating NM_020876.1 0.01665 protein 23 11764248_s_at LDLRAD3 low density lipoprotein AW043782 0.016656 receptor class A domain containing 3

TABLE 6 Type II Epidermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11719408_a_at HIPK2 homeodomain interacting BM679184 0.000155 protein kinase 2 11739028_s_at CLTC clathrin, heavy chain (Hc) BX395378 0.00019 11747337_x_at EIF3I eukaryotic translation U36764.1 0.000378 initiation factor 3, subunit I 11749845_a_at TBC1D22A TBC1 domain family, AK301445.1 0.000577 member 22A 11723960_at SCFD2 sec1 family domain BC032453.1 0.000699 containing 2 11717105_a_at PSMB5 proteasome (prosome, NM_001144932.1 0.00071 macropain) subunit, beta type, 5 11716545_x_at PSMC1 proteasome (prosome, NM_002802.2 0.00077 macropain) 26S subunit, ATPase, 1 11730754_s_at AGPAT5 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate CB306609 0.00077 O-acyltransferase 5 (lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, epsilon) 11750994_a_at SYAP1 synapse associated protein 1 AK295322.1 0.000788 11754977_x_at CTSB cathepsin B CR614817.1 0.000808 200096_PM_s_at ATP6V0E1 ATPase, H+ transporting, AI862255 0.000889 lysosomal 9 kDa, V0 subunit e1 11738899_a_at SERPINB12 serpin peptidase inhibitor, NM_080474.1 0.000913 clade B (ovalbumin), member 12 11747533_a_at GRSF1 G-rich RNA sequence AK298883.1 0.000973 binding factor 1 11733918_a_at PSMD14 proteasome (prosome, BC066336.1 0.001091 macropain) 26S subunit, non-ATPase, 14 11753572_a_at TMEM85 transmembrane protein 85 AY336092.1 0.001121 11738988_a_at GANAB glucosidase, alpha; neutral AK302752.1 0.001195 AB 11751303_s_at GORASP2 golgi reassembly stacking AK293640.1 0.001298 protein 2, 55 kDa 11719482_a_at MRPL21 mitochondrial ribosomal NM_181515.1 0.001366 protein L21 11715943_x_at PSMB1 proteasome (prosome, NM_002793.3 0.001475 macropain) subunit, beta type, 1 11749935_s_at TPM3 tropomyosin 3 AK298678.1 0.001523 11736759_s_at SDHC succinate dehydrogenase AB211234.1 0.001635 complex, subunit C, integral membrane protein, 15 kDa 11731397_a_at YWHAB tyrosine 3- AI866370 0.001646 monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, beta polypeptide 11751557_s_at MED27 mediator complex subunit AK298436.1 0.001692 27 11747146_s_at TMBIM6 transmembrane BAX AK304577.1 0.001727 inhibitor motif containing 6 11716972_s_at NSF N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive NM_006178.2 0.001747 factor 11754009_a_at PSMB5 proteasome (prosome, BT006777.1 0.001747 macropain) subunit, beta type, 5 11717459_a_at MRPL39 mitochondrial ribosomal NM_017446.3 0.001824 protein L39 11742273_a_at MRPL33 mitochondrial ribosomal AF420602.1 0.001825 protein L33 11739599_a_at ZNF398 zinc finger protein 398 BU736496 0.001891 11747534_a_at RSU1 Ras suppressor protein 1 BC008691.1 0.002033 11747507_x_at NAP1L4 nucleosome assembly AK316548.1 0.002069 protein 1-like 4 11747506_a_at NAP1L4 nucleosome assembly AK316548.1 0.002092 protein 1-like 4 11748665_a_at PICALM phosphatidylinositol binding AK300275.1 0.002111 clathrin assembly protein 11718035_at PPIL1 peptidylprolyl isomerase AF151882.1 0.002124 (cyclophilin)-like 1 11751336_x_at MKRN1 makorin ring finger protein 1 AK297361.1 0.002138 11720264_at ASCC3 activating signal NM_006828.2 0.002301 cointegrator 1 complex subunit 3 11725037_a_at SEC23IP SEC23 interacting protein AK000698.1 0.002534 11715772_x_at MRPL13 mitochondrial ribosomal NM_014078.4 0.002536 protein L13 11716173_a_at P4HB prolyl 4-hydroxylase, beta AK296206.1 0.002544 polypeptide 11717106_x_at PSMB5 proteasome (prosome, NM_001144932.1 0.002579 macropain) subunit, beta type, 5 200059_PM_s_at RHOA ras homolog gene family, BC001360.1 0.002604 member A 11746655_a_at ACAA1 acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1 AK303251.1 0.002689 11739201_a_at ATP5G3 ATP synthase, H+ BE736890 0.002714 transporting, mitochondrial Fo complex, subunit C3 (subunit 9) 11728637_a_at ATP5A1 ATP synthase, H+ NM_001001937.1 0.002718 transporting, mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit 1, cardiac muscle 11756013_a_at BCL2L10 BCL2-like 10 (apoptosis BC143227.1 0.002726 facilitator) 11754271_a_at PSMB4 proteasome (prosome, BM849884 0.002734 macropain) subunit, beta type, 4 11731415_a_at PSMD6 proteasome (prosome, NM_014814.1 0.002807 macropain) 26S subunit, non-ATPase, 6 11715840_s_at SDHC succinate dehydrogenase BC020808.1 0.002866 complex, subunit C, integral membrane protein, 15 kDa 11755266_x_at SUCLA2 succinate-CoA ligase, ADP- AK001458.1 0.003146 forming, beta subunit 11750876_a_at SCFD1 sec1 family domain AK301406.1 0.003266 containing 1 11752770_a_at SMARCE1 SWI/SNF related, matrix AK294666.1 0.003311 associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily e, member 1 11758800_x_at SERBP1 SERPINE1 mRNA binding AF151813.1 0.003464 protein 1 11751835_a_at LTV1 LTV1 homolog (S. cerevisiae) AY326463.1 0.003472 11758319_x_at UBC ubiquitin C BF672950 0.003583 11729168_x_at DCTD dCMP deaminase BC001286.1 0.003633 11717159_a_at NDUFB3 NADH dehydrogenase NM_002491.2 0.003697 (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 3, 12 kDa 11744181_a_at FARS2 phenylalanyl-tRNA BG192794 0.003735 synthetase 2, mitochondrial 11751412_x_at ARL1 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 1 AK301701.1 0.003805 11734682_a_at PSMA7 proteasome (prosome, NM_002792.2 0.003878 macropain) subunit, alpha type, 7 11750059_a_at MLX MAX-like protein X AK296114.1 0.003884 11715718_a_at ZNHIT1 zinc finger, HIT-type NM_006349.2 0.003894 containing 1 11751360_x_at REXO2 REX2, RNA exonuclease 2 BC107887.1 0.003907 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11747349_s_at PSAT1 phosphoserine BT006840.1 0.003982 aminotransferase 1 11763975_a_at MRPS11 mitochondrial ribosomal DB346141 0.004073 protein S11 11716381_x_at BRP44 brain protein 44 NM_015415.2 0.00408 11751523_a_at TMED5 transmembrane emp24 AK293308.1 0.004086 protein transport domain containing 5 11753974_s_at SNRPG small nuclear CR456918.1 0.004159 ribonucleoprotein polypeptide G 11732216_s_at PEF1 penta-EF-hand domain CR542139.1 0.004221 containing 1 11718978_x_at CAPN2 calpain 2, (m/II) large BC021303.2 0.004238 subunit 11763422_a_at ATP6V0D1 ATPase, H+ transporting, BX397389 0.004241 lysosomal 38 kDa, V0 subunit d1 11754060_a_at DAD1 defender against cell death 1 CR542204.1 0.004283 11743905_a_at SPCS1 signal peptidase complex BE782150 0.004361 subunit 1 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11715732_at PSMB3 proteasome (prosome, NM_002795.2 0.004369 macropain) subunit, beta type, 3 11751505_a_at YIPF1 Yip1 domain family, member 1 AK300240.1 0.004409 11742925_a_at C11orf59 chromosome 11 open CR457247.1 0.004503 reading frame 59 11715417_s_at SKP1 S-phase kinase-associated BC020798.1 0.004548 protein 1 11750438_x_at PGAM1 phosphoglycerate mutase 1 AK296619.1 0.004563 (brain) 11752939_x_at PGK1 phosphoglycerate kinase 1 AK298855.1 0.004575 11723478_s_at CDC123 cell division cycle 123 NM_006023.2 0.004585 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11743034_x_at RDH11 retinol dehydrogenase 11 AK289427.1 0.004593 (all-trans/9-cis/11-cis) 11754086_x_at VAPA VAMP (vesicle-associated BT019618.1 0.004657 membrane protein)- associated protein A, 33 kDa 11749303_s_at HNRNPD heterogeneous nuclear AK300149.1 0.004671 ribonucleoprotein D (AU- rich element RNA binding protein 1, 37 kDa) 11753142_a_at PSMD11 proteasome (prosome, AK300342.1 0.004673 macropain) 26S subunit, non-ATPase, 11 11747719_a_at KIAA0391 KIAA0391 AK304066.1 0.004719 11748974_s_at CWF19L1 CWF19-like 1, cell cycle AK295303.1 0.004746 control (S. pombe) 11751133_a_at ATP6V1B2 ATPase, H+ transporting, AK298819.1 0.004759 lysosomal 56/58 kDa, V1 subunit B2 11715552_a_at IMMT inner membrane protein, NM_006839.2 0.004766 mitochondrial 11747365_a_at QARS glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase AK302867.1 0.004855 11758248_s_at SDHD succinate dehydrogenase BF696015 0.004909 complex, subunit D, integral membrane protein 11753592_x_at EEF1G eukaryotic translation AK299876.1 0.004961 elongation factor 1 gamma 11715369_s_at NDUFA4 NADH dehydrogenase BC105295.1 0.005125 (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 4, 9 kDa 11715499_x_at CBX3 chromobox homolog 3 U26312.1 0.005141 11715874_s_at ATPSH ATP synthase, H+ NM_006356.2 0.005143 transporting, mitochondrial Fo complex, subunit d 11758311_s_at SDHD succinate dehydrogenase BF697775 0.005199 complex, subunit D, integral membrane protein 11715883_x_at DAP3 death associated protein 3 NM_004632.2 0.005251 11754030_a_at PABPC4 poly(A) binding protein, BC118568.1 0.00537 cytoplasmic 4 (inducible form) 11749682_s_at EXOC5 exocyst complex component 5 AK303531.1 0.005371 11718142_a_at TTC27 tetratricopeptide repeat NM_017735.3 0.005424 domain 27 11754067_a_at TXNDC9 thioredoxin domain CR456935.1 0.005482 containing 9 11716509_a_at AKR1A1 aldo-keto reductase family NM_006066.2 0.005483 1, member A1 (aldehyde reductase)

TABLE 7 Type II Dermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11715351_at COL1A1 collagen, type I, alpha 1 NM_000088.3 0.000139 11715352_x_at COL1A1 collagen, type I, alpha 1 NM_000088.3 0.000375 11734105_a_at PNMAL2 PNMA-like 2 AB033009.1 0.001583 11763844_s_at UBXN6 UBX domain protein 6 CR590857.1 0.001819 11756896_a_at COL6A6 collagen, type VI, alpha 6 AL713792.1 0.002188 11715284_x_at C15orf40 chromosome 15 open reading g237858663 0.003648 frame 40 11715852_at PDGFRB platelet-derived growth NM_002609.3 0.005919 factor receptor, beta polypeptide 11715888_s_at PIP4K2B phosphatidylinositol-5- NM_003559.4 0.006199 phosphate 4-kinase, type II, beta 11724481_a_at C5orf13 chromosome 5 open reading NM_004772.2 0.006404 frame 13 11758388_s_at LHX8 LIM homeobox 8 DB302169 0.006562 11727836_a_at GPR78 G protein-coupled receptor NM_001014447.1 0.007388 78 11729827_at FAM110B family with sequence BC024294.1 0.009523 similarity 110, member B 11744562_x_at FAM176B family with sequence BC071697.1 0.009813 similarity 176, member B 11725867_s_at EBF3 early B-cell factor 3 NM_001005463.1 0.009883 11749069_a_at PAQR4 progestin and adipoQ AK295348.1 0.010054 receptor family member IV 11723068_at CRHBP corticotropin releasing NM_001882.3 0.011101 hormone binding protein 11723174_a_at FNDC1 fibronectin type III domain NM_032532.2 0.011173 containing 1 11717274_s_at COL5A1 collagen, type V, alpha 1 BQ007762 0.012177 11729541_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin- AB081337.1 0.012395 dependent protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11724848_a_at DIXDC1 DIX domain containing 1 DB358954 0.013451 11726830_at ANTXR1 anthrax toxin receptor 1 NM_018153.3 0.013945 11727296_s_at TGFB3 transforming growth factor, NM_003239.2 0.014199 beta 3 11759905_a_at EXD3 exonuclease 3′-5′ domain BC110879.1 0.01495 containing 3 11721372_at TCF7L1 transcription factor 7-like 1 NM_031283.1 0.01515 (T-cell specific, HMG-box) 11755955_a_at FAP fibroblast activation protein, AL832166.1 0.015704 alpha 11725989_x_at MMP14 matrix metallopeptidase 14 NM_004995.2 0.019095 (membrane-inserted) 11717272_at COL5A1 collagen, type V, alpha 1 AB371583.1 0.020092 11739544_a_at C19orf12 chromosome 19 open reading BX328123 0.021 frame 12 11727867_a_at CLEC3B C-type lectin domain family 3, NM_003278.2 0.024069 member B 11731645_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin- BC026060.2 0.024228 dependent protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11729101_a_at AKR1C2 aldo-keto reductase family 1, NM_205845.1 0.024814 member C2 (dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2; bile acid binding protein; 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type III) 11726474_a_at HES4 hairy and enhancer of split 4 NM_021170.3 0.025047 (Drosophila) 11725224_a_at ZNF193 zinc finger protein 193 NM_006299.3 0.026826 11715350_a_at COL1A1 collagen, type I, alpha 1 BC036531.2 0.026857 11741377_a_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 NM_001127891.1 0.02687 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11722292_a_at NYNRIN NYN domain and retroviral NM_025081.2 0.027121 integrase containing 11730404_at MEX3B mex-3 homolog B (C. elegans) NM_032246.3 0.027161 11759126_a_at THRA thyroid hormone receptor, CB054873 0.02738 alpha (erythroblastic leukemia viral (v-erb-a) oncogene homolog, avian) 11744348_x_at COL6A2 collagen, type VI, alpha 2 BC002484.2 0.027551 11720845_a_at CD248 CD248 molecule, endosialin NM_020404.2 0.02836 11720372_at TESC tescalcin NM_017899.2 0.028677 11752890_a_at SNTA1 syntrophin, alpha 1 AK301800.1 0.029777 (dystrophin-associated protein A1, 59 kDa, acidic component) 11717273_at COL5A1 collagen, type V, alpha 1 BQ007762 0.030174 11754184_a_at ALDH1A3 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 BX538027.1 0.030605 family, member A3 11727155_a_at TRIOBP TRIO and F-actin binding NM_007032.5 0.030721 protein 11727031_a_at SQSTM1 sequestosome 1 NM_003900.4 0.031363 11720846_at CD248 CD248 molecule, endosialin NM_020404.2 0.031411 11761938_a_at TRIO triple functional domain AB115332.1 0.032433 (PTPRF interacting) 11718096_a_at MEF2A myocyte enhancer factor 2A BC013437.2 0.03254 11734906_a_at NOVA1 neuro-oncological ventral NM_002515.2 0.032886 antigen 1 11724619_at RSPO3 R-spondin 3 homolog NM_032784.3 0.033442 (Xenopus laevis) 11726188_at SHISA3 shisa homolog 3 (Xenopus NM_001080505.1 0.033466 laevis) 11729644_a_at GPX8 glutathione peroxidase 8 AK074216.1 0.033979 (putative) 11756359_s_at ADRA2C adrenergic, alpha-2C-, CR590957.1 0.034296 receptor 11747064_x_at ANXA11 annexin A11 AK301047.1 0.034459 11732785_a_at C16orf45 chromosome 16 open reading NM_001142469.1 0.035589 frame 45 11727030_s_at MAP1A microtubule-associated NM_002373.5 0.036125 protein 1A 11748738_a_at SEMA3E sema domain, AK303925.1 0.036605 immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3E 11721995_a_at LRRC32 leucine rich repeat containing NM_001128922.1 0.038953 32 11726189_x_at HCFC1R1 host cell factor C1 regulator 1 NM_017885.2 0.039807 (XPO1 dependent) 11754792_a_at RGMA RGM domain family, member A AK125204.1 0.040435 11717123_a_at PPP1R12B protein phosphatase 1, NM_032105.1 0.043242 regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 12B 11724260_a_at TRIO triple functional domain AF091395.1 0.044219 (PTPRF interacting) 11759962_at TPRKB TP53RK binding protein AY643713.1 0.045288 11733167_at LRRN4CL LRRN4 C-terminal like BC053902.1 0.045766 11721703_s_at TNRC18 trinucleotide repeat NM_001080495.2 0.045935 containing 18 11725568_a_at ATP8A1 ATPase, aminophospholipid NM_001105529.1 0.046173 transporter (APLT), class I, type 8A, member 1 11741562_a_at MME membrane metallo- NM_007287.2 0.046616 endopeptidase 11745820_s_at PLAGL1 pleiomorphic adenoma gene- BQ026948 0.046856 like 1 11743696_at CLEC14A C-type lectin domain family CA412481 0.047788 14, member A 11720277_a_at OLFML2A olfactomedin-like 2A NM_182487.2 0.049248

TABLE 8 Type II Dermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11749128_x_at MAP7 microtubule-associated AK299355.1 0.000033 protein 7 11720184_x_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.000101 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11724155_at SULT1E1 sulfotransferase family 1E, U08098.1 0.000109 estrogen-preferring, member 1 200062_PM_s_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 L05095.1 0.000123 11742734_s_at WDR3 WD repeat domain 3 AK292438.1 0.000139 11732205_x_at NAP1L1 nucleosome assembly protein BX413854 0.000141 1-like 1 11743604_s_at RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase M1 BE618815 0.000164 11723197_at HNRNPA3 heterogeneous nuclear BX434302 0.000178 ribonucleoprotein A3 11732684_a_at ABCA12 ATP-binding cassette, sub- AF418105.1 0.000237 family A (ABC1), member 12 11739308_s_at DLG1 discs, large homolog 1 BM681931 0.000254 (Drosophila) 11725875_at WDR66 WD repeat domain 66 NM_144668.4 0.000271 200082_PM_s_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 AI805587 0.00036 200081_PM_s_at RPS6 ribosomal protein S6 BE741754 0.000371 200063_PM_s_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar BC002398.1 0.000404 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11757356_x_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 BM855760 0.000405 11719783_at RPS23 ribosomal protein S23 D14530.1 0.000416 11724156_at SULT1E1 sulfotransferase family 1E, NM_005420.2 0.000461 estrogen-preferring, member 1 11720183_s_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.000477 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11745154_a_at NCL nucleolin BC006516.2 0.000485 11715958_s_at RPL7 ribosomal protein L7 NM_000971.3 0.000491 11749558_a_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AK300530.1 0.000497 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11755203_x_at RPL21 ribosomal protein L21 BX647669.1 0.000511 11728022_a_at TMEM45A transmembrane protein 45A NM_018004.1 0.000533 11718273_a_at EIF3L eukaryotic translation NM_016091.2 0.000658 initiation factor 3, subunit L 11757399_s_at PRKDC protein kinase, DNA-activated, AV760328 0.000698 catalytic polypeptide 11736055_at C10orf32 chromosome 10 open reading BG696280 0.000732 frame 32 11749267_a_at SRD5A1 steroid-5-alpha-reductase, AK315996.1 0.000744 alpha polypeptide 1 (3-oxo-5 alpha-steroid delta 4- dehydrogenase alpha 1) 11716946_s_at TM9SF3 transmembrane 9 superfamily AF269150.1 0.000758 member 3 11726461_a_at PDCD2 programmed cell death 2 NM_144781.1 0.000759 11763318_s_at CSNK1A1 casein kinase 1, alpha 1 BC040473.1 0.000792 11727794_s_at EIF3E eukaryotic translation NM_001568.2 0.000802 initiation factor 3, subunit E 11731690_a_at PIK3C2G phosphoinositide-3-kinase, NM_004570.4 0.000846 class 2, gamma polypeptide 11748052_x_at EI24 etoposide induced 2.4 mRNA AK316539.1 0.000851 11743094_at SPRR4 small proline-rich protein 4 BC069445.1 0.000998 11717236_x_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 NM_001011.3 0.001062 11718719_at KIAA1797 KIAA1797 NM_017794.3 0.001102 11752908_a_at TCEA1 transcription elongation factor AK297729.1 0.001141 A (SII), 1 11753659_x_at RPL30 ribosomal protein L30 BC095426.1 0.001161 11717058_x_at RPL5 ribosomal protein L5 NM_000969.3 0.001214 11736057_s_at C10orf32 chromosome 10 open reading BU685637 0.00123 frame 32 11742991_a_at PSAT1 phosphoserine AK295222.1 0.001244 aminotransferase 1 11758357_x_at RPL9 ribosomal protein L9 BF172613 0.00126 200010_PM_at RPL11 ribosomal protein L11 NM_000975.1 0.001282 11749776_a_at TFAP2C transcription factor AP-2 AK301572.1 0.001283 gamma (activating enhancer binding protein 2 gamma) 11727995_a_at SPINK5 serine peptidase inhibitor, DQ149928.1 0.001284 Kazal type 5 11722185_at C14orf147 chromosome 14 open reading NM_138288.3 0.001309 frame 147 11750883_a_at EIF2A eukaryotic translation AF109358.1 0.001327 initiation factor 2A, 65 kDa 200017_PM_at RPS27A ribosomal protein S27a NM_002954.1 0.001414 11749559_x_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AK300530.1 0.001416 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11722308_a_at TP63 tumor protein p63 NM_003722.4 0.001433 11754066_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar BT007011.1 0.001448 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11743603_a_at RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase M1 BE618815 0.001462 11754963_a_at SPINK5 serine peptidase inhibitor, AK301660.1 0.001558 Kazal type 5 11747333_a_at HSD17B4 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) AK295440.1 0.001571 dehydrogenase 4 11757386_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar AL563600 0.00169 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11751437_a_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AK300539.1 0.001708 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11726258_at RNF141 ring finger protein 141 BX503543 0.001716 11720766_a_at METTL9 methyltransferase like 9 AK074529.1 0.001743 11743729_at CCDC47 coiled-coil domain containing AL575693 0.001771 47 11749786_x_at HNRNPF heterogeneous nuclear AK296696.1 0.001879 ribonucleoprotein F 11729152_a_at EIF3M eukaryotic translation NM_006360.3 0.001895 initiation factor 3, subunit M 11737634_a_at UGT2A1 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 NM_006798.2 0.001986 family, polypeptide A1 11748044_a_at SCEL sciellin BC020726.1 0.002038 11752912_x_at EIF3M eukaryotic translation AK292139.1 0.002066 initiation factor 3, subunit M 11736309_a_at CSNK1A1 casein kinase 1, alpha 1 L37042.1 0.002093 11727421_a_at CANX calnexin CB243867 0.002106 11727425_s_at CANX calnexin M94859.1 0.002182 11757305_x_at RPSAP58 ribosomal protein SA BI762726 0.002211 pseudogene 58 200087_PM_s_at TMED2 transmembrane emp24 AK024976.1 0.002219 domain trafficking protein 2 11718030_at RAB11A RAB11A, member RAS NM_004663.3 0.002258 oncogene family 11742887_a_at BAG5 BCL2-associated athanogene 5 BQ008934 0.00227 11746199_a_at METTL9 methyltransferase like 9 AA524199 0.002298 11756182_s_at PSAT1 phosphoserine AA173918 0.002312 aminotransferase 1 11727658_s_at KLK10 kallikrein-related peptidase 10 AF024605.1 0.002335 11732204_a_at NAP1L1 nucleosome assembly protein BX413854 0.002341 1-like 1 11744334_x_at RPS17 ribosomal protein S17 BC071928.1 0.002403 11748536_a_at DIMT1L DIM1 dimethyladenosine BC002841.2 0.002406 transferase 1-like (S. cerevisiae) 11745155_s_at NCL nucleolin BC006516.2 0.002458 11730790_x_at NPM1 nucleophosmin (nucleolar AK290652.1 0.002509 phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11740643_a_at CYP4F8 cytochrome P450, family 4, AF133298.1 0.002616 subfamily F, polypeptide 8 11755057_s_at ATP2C1 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, AB037768.1 0.002687 type 2C, member 1 11742992_s_at PSAT1 phosphoserine AK295222.1 0.002716 aminotransferase 1 11757424_x_at RPL37 ribosomal protein L37 F34903 0.002789 11723312_a_at PXMP2 peroxisomal membrane NM_018663.1 0.002819 protein 2, 22 kDa 11756137_x_at BTF3 basic transcription factor 3 CA772090 0.002824 11754054_x_at RPL3 ribosomal protein L3 L22453.1 0.002905 11750667_a_at RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase M1 AK297988.1 0.00292 11751326_a_at RAB11A RAB11A, member RAS AK300008.1 0.002998 oncogene family 11749040_a_at PGM2 phosphoglucomutase 2 AK297752.1 0.003008 11715376_a_at RPS11 ribosomal protein S11 NM_001015.3 0.003035 11715849_a_at DDX47 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box NM_016355.3 0.003047 polypeptide 47 11726829_at TYW1B tRNA-yW synthesizing protein NM_001145440.1 0.003195 1 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) 11756267_x_at C14orf166 chromosome 14 open reading BX349547 0.003217 frame 166 11756437_x_at RPS18 ribosomal protein S18 BQ057441 0.003368 11715648_x_at ADIPOR1 adiponectin receptor 1 AY424279.1 0.003389 11747662_x_at PTGES3 prostaglandin E synthase 3 AK298147.1 0.003391 (cytosolic) 11749546_a_at SLC39A6 solute carrier family 39 (zinc AK301539.1 0.003463 transporter), member 6 11745720_s_at PDIA6 protein disulfide isomerase D49489.1 0.00351 family A, member 6 200074_PM_s_at RPL14 ribosomal protein L14 U16738.1 0.003587 11746023_a_at PGD phosphogluconate AK304423.1 0.003624 dehydrogenase

TABLE 9 Type III Epidermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11725675_a_at RORA RAR-related orphan receptor A AA034012 0.00064 11732366_a_at SCAPER S-phase cyclin A-associated BC015212.1 0.001096 protein in the ER 11739639_at CDK12 cyclin-dependent kinase 12 AW968504 0.001477 11745215_a_at KBTBD4 kelch repeat and BTB (POZ) CR457270.1 0.001496 domain containing 4 11730873_a_at RASSF5 Ras association (RalGDS/AF-6) NM_182665.2 0.001694 domain family member 5 11718966_at NUFIP2 nuclear fragile X mental BU533767 0.001959 retardation protein interacting protein 2 11718513_x_at TSPAN14 tetraspanin 14 NM_030927.2 0.002425 11744585_a_at ATRN attractin AK302730.1 0.003547 11755420_a_at KDM4B lysine (K)-specific demethylase 4B AK126854.1 0.003701 11720895_at SOS1 son of sevenless homolog 1 BM970418 0.003776 (Drosophila) 11734873_a_at SCAPER S-phase cyclin A-associated NM_020843.2 0.00429 protein in the ER 11759897_x_at OFD1 oral-facial-digital syndrome 1 BC042830.1 0.004666 11754251_a_at USP36 ubiquitin specific peptidase 36 AK022913.1 0.005023 11736059_a_at KIF5B kinesin family member 5B BC065267.1 0.005318 11754824_a_at HSPC159 galectin-related protein DB323149 0.005358 11757991_s_at ANKRD12 ankyrin repeat domain 12 AA399583 0.006238 11744468_at SYNCRIP synaptotagmin binding, AK056188.1 0.007087 cytoplasmic RNA interacting protein 11754992_a_at CHD1 chromodomain helicase DNA BE535223 0.007613 binding protein 1 11716283_at PAPD7 PAP associated domain NM_006999.3 0.00802 containing 7 11722973_s_at FOXK1 forkhead box K1 NM_001037165.1 0.008695 11748149_a_at FNBP1 formin binding protein 1 AK293743.1 0.009063 11722125_a_at C3orf19 chromosome 3 open reading AL526467 0.009976 frame 19 11720007_a_at STEAP4 STEAP family member 4 NM_024636.2 0.011197 11731506_a_at RAD23B RAD23 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) NM_002874.3 0.011526 11724759_s_at CALM1 calmodulin 1 (phosphorylase NM_006888.3 0.011622 kinase, delta) 11718161_at KLF13 Kruppel-like factor 13 AF132599.1 0.012064 11726305_at C10orf84 chromosome 10 open reading BC023577.2 0.012188 frame 84 11723962_at KIAA1143 KIAA1143 BC008468.1 0.012597 11740956_x_at PLEKHN1 pleckstrin homology domain NM_032129.1 0.013256 containing, family N member 1 11722305_at ARHGAP23 Rho GTPase activating protein 23 NM_020876.1 0.01353 11726022_a_at FAM177A1 family with sequence similarity BC029559.1 0.01364 177, member A1 11754010_x_at GOLGA2 golgin A2 BT007248.1 0.013918 11729523_a_at NLRC5 NLR family, CARD domain NM_032206.3 0.014235 containing 5 11723113_a_at CENPC1 centromere protein C 1 BC041117.1 0.0145 11754616_a_at UPF1 UPF1 regulator of nonsense AI690963 0.014647 transcripts homolog (yeast) 11722291_s_at ZBTB43 zinc finger and BTB domain AI745225 0.014686 containing 43 11739805_a_at RASAL2 RAS protein activator like 2 AK075169.1 0.014761 11723502_at PRLR prolactin receptor AI435838 0.014945 11726244_a_at RORA RAR-related orphan receptor A U04898.1 0.01551 11736104_a_at ZNF750 zinc finger protein 750 BC109037.1 0.015749 11723184_x_at CNOT6L CCR4-NOT transcription complex, BQ025327 0.015988 subunit 6-like 11755058_a_at BAZ1A bromodomain adjacent to zinc BC020636.1 0.016704 finger domain, 1A 11759600_at SFRS18 Splicing factor, arginine/serine- AK027751.1 0.016758 rich 18 11744829_s_at HLA-E major histocompatibility AK296822.1 0.016828 complex, class I, E 11719447_s_at GBP2 guanylate binding protein 2, BC073163.1 0.016832 interferon-inducible 11720541_at HSPC159 galectin-related protein NM_014181.2 0.017088 11719028_a_at PSD3 pleckstrin and Sec7 domain DB314358 0.017377 containing 3 11754462_a_at RSPRY1 ring finger and SPRY domain AU253443 0.017904 containing 1 11725676_a_at RORA RAR-related orphan receptor A NM_002943.3 0.018226 11722290_a_at ZBTB43 zinc finger and BTB domain AI745225 0.018329 containing 43 11723821_a_at SMURF2 SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin AY014180.1 0.018461 protein ligase 2 11720111_at SNTB2 syntrophin, beta 2 (dystrophin- BC036429.1 0.018669 associated protein A1, 59 kDa, basic component 2) 11736432_x_at PPP4R2 protein phosphatase 4, BC128136.1 0.01869 regulatory subunit 2 11744000_a_at NFKBIA nuclear factor of kappa light BX367826 0.018695 polypeptide gene enhancer in B- cells inhibitor, alpha 11759512_x_at CWC25 CWC25 spliceosome-associated CR748127 0.018768 protein homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11716095_s_at KLF6 Kruppel-like factor 6 CD366698 0.019227 11754447_a_at RPS6KA5 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, BM968829 0.019584 90 kDa, polypeptide 5 11719085_a_at SMARCC2 SWI/SNF related, matrix AL544435 0.01997 associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily c, member 2 11727506_x_at RAB21 RAB21, member RAS oncogene BC021901.1 0.020551 family 11720276_s_at TREX1 three prime repair exonuclease 1 NM_016381.3 0.020671 11724549_a_at RSBN1 round spermatid basic protein 1 AK292552.1 0.020675 11731645_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin-dependent BC026060.2 0.020762 protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11737413_at MICALCL MICAL C-terminal like NM_032867.2 0.020903 11715938_x_at KHDRBS1 KH domain containing, RNA BC000717.1 0.021833 binding, signal transduction associated 1 11747192_x_at NFIC nuclear factor I/C (CCAAT-binding AK289885.1 0.022039 transcription factor) 11729396_a_at NEK1 NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)- Z25431.1 0.022138 related kinase 1 11727064_a_at ANKRD11 ankyrin repeat domain 11 BU674634 0.022386 11752626_a_at PBX1 pre-B-cell leukemia homeobox 1 AK299673.1 0.022397 11721119_a_at ANKHD1- ANKHD1-EIF4EBP3 readthrough AF217646.1 0.022562 EIF4EBP3 11743648_a_at DCAF6 DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 6 BF672818 0.022893 11740362_a_at FOXN3 forkhead box N3 U68723.1 0.023025 11718869_x_at PALMD palmdelphin CF552454 0.023068 11727604_a_at EPB41L4A erythrocyte membrane protein NM_022140.3 0.023101 band 4.1 like 4A 11726633_s_at TRIM8 tripartite motif-containing 8 BC021925.1 0.023187 11732370_a_at CUX1 cut-like homeobox 1 NM_181552.2 0.023258 11726113_a_at FAM46B family with sequence similarity NM_052943.3 0.023515 46, member B 11729100_a_at TTC18 tetratricopeptide repeat domain NM_145170.3 0.023862 18 11729259_a_at ZNF644 zinc finger protein 644 BQ014639 0.023971 11745806_a_at AMMECR1L AMME chromosomal region gene AK095871.1 0.024186 1-like 11717894_s_at PTP4A1 protein tyrosine phosphatase BC023975.2 0.024306 type IVA, member 1 11728765_a_at PVRL4 poliovirus receptor-related 4 BC010423.1 0.024371 11740747_a_at DNMT3A DNA (cytosine-5-)- AF480163.1 0.024617 methyltransferase 3 alpha 11718868_a_at PALMD palmdelphin CF552454 0.025394 11758133_s_at COL4A3BP collagen, type IV, alpha 3 BE046819 0.026883 (Goodpasture antigen) binding protein 11749969_a_at TSPAN5 tetraspanin 5 AK295385.1 0.027108 11733899_a_at TROVE2 TROVE domain family, member 2 BX445026 0.027171 11747743_x_at MTF2 metal response element binding AK302776.1 0.027946 transcription factor 2 11746790_a_at BECN1 beclin 1, autophagy related AK298619.1 0.027999 11731573_a_at FRMD4B FERM domain containing 4B AU147415 0.028099 11724271_a_at HLF hepatic leukemia factor EL952952 0.028251 11728683_x_at KRR1 KRR1, small subunit (SSU) U55766.1 0.02827 processome component, homolog (yeast) 11758327_s_at BAZ1A bromodomain adjacent to zinc BF852255 0.02853 finger domain, 1A 11743300_a_at SRP72 signal recognition particle 72 kDa AK225430.1 0.028582 11719103_at CPNE3 copine III CB250550 0.028667 11755895_a_at FAM129A family with sequence similarity AK095547.1 0.029014 129, member A 11721326_at C3orf14 chromosome 3 open reading AF236158.1 0.029423 frame 14 11738035_s_at RTN4 reticulon 4 AK302741.1 0.029458 11746122_s_at ZC3H11A zinc finger CCCH-type containing DA094705 0.029486 11A 11724085_at DAPL1 death associated protein-like 1 NM_001017920.2 0.030615 11735181_a_at DLX2 distal-less homeobox 2 NM_004405.3 0.030619

TABLE 10 Type III Epidermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11743060_s_at COMMD10 COMM domain containing 10 AL572695 0.000211 11720515_s_at C9orf150 chromosome 9 open reading NM_203403.1 0.000414 frame 150 11716897_x_at PPIE peptidylprolyl isomerase E NM_006112.2 0.000535 (cyclophilin E) 11725787_a_at C4orf43 chromosome 4 open reading NM_018352.2 0.000571 frame 43 11729680_a_at KHK ketohexokinase (fructokinase) CR456801.1 0.000981 11745494_x_at ERCC8 excision repair cross- U28413.1 0.001042 complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group 8 11745948_a_at CHEK1 CHK1 checkpoint homolog (S. pombe) AK299783.1 0.0011 11758965_at ATG4C ATG4 autophagy related 4 AK027773.1 0.001439 homolog C (S. cerevisiae) 11724079_s_at E2F2 E2F transcription factor 2 NM_004091.2 0.001667 11718280_s_at TRIAP1 TP53 regulated inhibitor of NM_016399.2 0.001683 apoptosis 1 11720459_s_at CAPRIN1 cell cycle associated protein 1 BQ002768 0.001735 11720615_a_at TUBG2 tubulin, gamma 2 NM_016437.2 0.00174 11757673_x_at RPL39 ribosomal protein L39 BX435916 0.001879 11720398_a_at NBN nibrin BC146797.1 0.002186 11734661_a_at CLSTN3 calsyntenin 3 NM_014718.3 0.0022 11726529_s_at BRCC3 BRCA1/BRCA2-containing NM_024332.2 0.002236 complex, subunit 3 11758291_s_at MRPS10 mitochondrial ribosomal BF701142 0.002439 protein S10 11726660_a_at GPN3 GPN-loop GTPase 3 AY359078.1 0.002577 11734619_x_at ALOX15B arachidonate 15- NM_001141.2 0.002749 lipoxygenase, type B 11719482_a_at MRPL21 mitochondrial ribosomal NM_181515.1 0.002874 protein L21 11716896_a_at PPIE peptidylprolyl isomerase E NM_006112.2 0.002936 (cyclophilin E) 11757498_s_at TMEM106C transmembrane protein 106C AI278554 0.003263 11722842_s_at ENAH enabled homolog (Drosophila) BC095481.1 0.003561 11722415_a_at HBS1L HBS1-like (S. cerevisiae) BC040849.1 0.003563 11742050_a_at API5 apoptosis inhibitor 5 AK294724.1 0.003612 11719499_at MAOB monoamine oxidase B NM_000898.4 0.003642 11717099_at HIST1H2BK histone cluster 1, H2bk NM_080593.1 0.003648 11744666_at FAN1 FANCD2/FANCI-associated BC047882.1 0.003687 nuclease 1 11756910_x_at FANCD2 Fanconi anemia, AL832427.1 0.00395 complementation group D2 11758535_s_at GPAM glycerol-3-phosphate AI074401 0.003969 acyltransferase, mitochondrial 11719920_at FXC1 fracture callus 1 homolog (rat) BC011014.1 0.004197 11719571_a_at RCHY1 ring finger and CHY zinc finger BC047393.1 0.004345 domain containing 1 11763339_a_at SIVA1 SIVA1, apoptosis-inducing AK128704.1 0.004492 factor 11740706_a_at NFRKB nuclear factor related to NM_006165.3 0.004845 kappaB binding protein 11730410_a_at PXMP4 peroxisomal membrane NM_007238.4 0.005105 protein 4, 24 kDa 11739973_s_at NUAK1 NUAK family, SNF1-like BU686994 0.005564 kinase, 1 11757687_x_at DAD1 defender against cell death 1 BU535881 0.005572 11721430_a_at SYBU syntabulin (syntaxin- NM_001099744.1 0.005683 interacting) 11722555_s_at HADH hydroxyacyl-CoA CR591982.1 0.005987 dehydrogenase 11736367_a_at MCM10 minichromosome NM_182751.1 0.006448 maintenance complex component 10 11739660_x_at PPCS phosphopantothenoylcysteine NM_001077447.1 0.0065 synthetase 11757604_a_at SAMM50 sorting and assembly BQ186212 0.006505 machinery component 50 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11722398_s_at RWDD4 RWD domain containing 4 NM_152682.2 0.00654 11733866_a_at RARS2 arginyl-tRNA synthetase 2, NM_020320.3 0.006608 mitochondrial 11722351_at SRSF8 serine/arginine-rich splicing NM_032102.2 0.006693 factor 8 11726320_at ERO1L ERO1-like (S. cerevisiae) NM_014584.1 0.006774 11744384_x_at USMG5 up-regulated during skeletal BC072683.1 0.006853 muscle growth 5 homolog (mouse) 11733975_a_at DDHD2 DDHD domain containing 2 BU631346 0.007241 11727533_a_at FEZ2 fasciculation and elongation NM_001042548.1 0.007345 protein zeta 2 (zygin II) 11723462_a_at PHKB phosphorylase kinase, beta NM_001031835.2 0.007666 11718475_s_at IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 NM_005896.2 0.007717 (NADP+), soluble 11744822_a_at NDUFB2 NADH dehydrogenase BC063026.1 0.007876 (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 2, 8 kDa 11757589_a_at NDUFA12 NADH dehydrogenase BU537124 0.008475 (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 12 11726186_x_at C12orf48 chromosome 12 open reading NM_017915.2 0.008601 frame 48 11739972_at NUAK1 NUAK family, SNF1-like BU686994 0.008782 kinase, 1 11755294_x_at NEB nebulin BC063136.1 0.008985 11740962_a_at UBA5 ubiquitin-like modifier NM_198329.2 0.009092 activating enzyme 5 11753867_a_at NDUFA1 NADH dehydrogenase AB451304.1 0.009324 (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 1, 7.5 kDa 11757665_x_at NDUFS5 NADH dehydrogenase AA977996 0.009487 (ubiquinone) Fe—S protein 5, 15 kDa (NADH-coenzyme Q reductase) 11757684_a_at TPD52L2 tumor protein D52-like 2 AI806821 0.009563 11731068_s_at FIGNL1 fidgetin-like 1 NM_022116.3 0.009587 11743064_at CDC6 cell division cycle 6 homolog CR598029.1 0.009677 (S. cerevisiae) 11746036_s_at CBR1 carbonyl reductase 1 AK311219.1 0.009851 11729763_a_at LSM10 LSM10, U7 small nuclear RNA NM_032881.1 0.010114 associated 11719268_at TNNC1 troponin C type 1 (slow) NM_003280.2 0.010462 11758199_s_at RAD23B RAD23 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) BG571600 0.010584 11723291_a_at NDUFA1 NADH dehydrogenase NM_004541.3 0.010596 (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 1, 7.5 kDa 11715771_a_at MRPL13 mitochondrial ribosomal NM_014078.4 0.010834 protein L13 11746174_s_at IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 BC012846.1 0.011295 (NADP+), soluble 11724432_x_at TRAPPC2 trafficking protein particle NM_001011658.2 0.01144 complex 2 11746489_x_at GPAA1 glycosylphosphatidylinositol BC006383.2 0.011462 anchor attachment protein 1 homolog (yeast) 11724120_a_at TRIM59 tripartite motif-containing 59 NM_173084.2 0.01188 11764061_s_at NDUFB3 NADH dehydrogenase AA887183 0.012144 (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 3, 12 kDa 11758083_s_at HPGD hydroxyprostaglandin AI743714 0.012171 dehydrogenase 15-(NAD) 11729715_a_at CBR1 carbonyl reductase 1 NM_001757.2 0.012312 11734864_x_at SARNP SAP domain containing NM_033082.3 0.012428 ribonucleoprotein 11717314_a_at HAUS1 HAUS augmin-like complex, NM_138443.3 0.012462 subunit 1 11751523_a_at TMED5 transmembrane emp24 AK293308.1 0.012569 protein transport domain containing 5 11754800_s_at GFM1 G elongation factor, AK092293.1 0.012699 mitochondrial 1 11746042_s_at TRA2B transformer 2 beta homolog AK098191.1 0.01285 (Drosophila) 11736741_a_at MKI67 antigen identified by NM_001145966.1 0.012861 monoclonal antibody Ki-67 11729333_at PADI1 peptidyl arginine deiminase, NM_013358.2 0.013091 type I 11751291_a_at SFXN4 sideroflexin 4 AY269785.1 0.013333 11717991_a_at SIDT2 SID1 transmembrane family, NM_001040455.1 0.013344 member 2 11748896_s_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) AK304461.1 0.013521 receptor-like 1 11716395_a_at GPR56 G protein-coupled receptor 56 NM_001145774.1 0.013559 11729716_s_at CBR1 carbonyl reductase 1 NM_001757.2 0.01399 11716063_at TNC tenascin C NM_002160.2 0.014267 11758011_x_at EEF1A1 eukaryotic translation BI495952 0.014362 elongation factor 1 alpha 1 11720317_a_at DAD1 defender against cell death 1 NM_001344.2 0.014754 11720186_s_at MAD2L1 MAD2 mitotic arrest deficient- NM_002358.3 0.014969 like 1 (yeast) 11725960_s_at CALM3 calmodulin 3 (phosphorylase NM_005184.2 0.015262 kinase, delta) 11730753_at AGPAT5 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O- NM_018361.3 0.015361 acyltransferase 5 (lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, epsilon) 11735839_at STX19 syntaxin 19 NM_001001850.1 0.015426 11746655_a_at ACAA1 acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1 AK303251.1 0.015895 11744002_s_at MTHFD2 methylenetetrahydrofolate BG026531 0.015966 dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 2, methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase 11721296_a_at NDUFB1 NADH dehydrogenase NM_004545.3 0.016187 (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 1, 7 kDa 11725125_a_at NEB nebulin NM_004543.3 0.016335 11716624_s_at XPO1 exportin 1 (CRM1 homolog, NM_003400.3 0.016341 yeast) 11759922_a_at PARD3 par-3 partitioning defective 3 BC071566.1 0.016372 homolog (C. elegans)

TABLE 11 Type III Dermis; Up-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11733167_at LRRN4CL LRRN4 C-terminal like BC053902.1 0.000101 11716549_s_at ISLR immunoglobulin superfamily NM_005545.3 0.00021 containing leucine-rich repeat 11743191_a_at NTM neurotrimin AI343272 0.000486 11725753_a_at GRIA3 glutamate receptor, ionotrophic, U10301.1 0.000741 AMPA 3 11741377_a_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 NM_001127891.1 0.001476 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11717765_a_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase NM_007283.5 0.001622 11721372_at TCF7L1 transcription factor 7-like 1 (T-cell NM_031283.1 0.001646 specific, HMG-box) 11722839_at LYAR Ly1 antibody reactive homolog AW958593 0.001955 (mouse) 11762135_at PTPRK protein tyrosine phosphatase, BC063596.1 0.002158 receptor type, K 11721467_s_at CD276 CD276 molecule NM_001024736.1 0.002325 11761134_at MYST3 MYST histone acetyltransferase BC142959.1 0.003233 (monocytic leukemia) 3 11720440_at OLFML2B olfactomedin-like 2B NM_015441.1 0.003454 11745431_a_at SVIL supervillin BC092440.1 0.003484 11739746_s_at SVIL supervillin CD366976 0.003636 11757808_s_at RERE arginine-glutamic acid dipeptide BM706668 0.003739 (RE) repeats 11725937_a_at LGALS3 lectin, galactoside-binding, BC053667.1 0.003825 soluble, 3 11720274_x_at ALKBH6 alkB, alkylation repair homolog 6 NM_032878.3 0.003968 (E. coli) 11755955_a_at FAP fibroblast activation protein, alpha AL832166.1 0.003989 11724619_at RSPO3 R-spondin 3 homolog (Xenopus NM_032784.3 0.004121 laevis) 11729170_x_at DUSP10 dual specificity phosphatase 10 AF179212.1 0.004193 11752038_a_at AQPEP laeverin BC068560.1 0.004865 11720846_at CD248 CD248 molecule, endosialin NM_020404.2 0.005206 11731143_a_at GPR133 G protein-coupled receptor 133 NM_198827.3 0.005394 11728451_a_at PCOLCE2 procollagen C-endopeptidase NM_013363.2 0.005523 enhancer 2 11731682_at CD70 CD70 molecule NM_001252.3 0.005777 11716226_a_at LIMA1 LIM domain and actin binding 1 BC136763.1 0.006288 11750244_a_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase AK304844.1 0.00649 11762370_x_at BNC1 basonuclin 1 L03427.1 0.006531 11729101_a_at AKR1C2 aldo-keto reductase family 1, NM_205845.1 0.006587 member C2 (dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2; bile acid binding protein; 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type III) 11731649_x_at NTM neurotrimin AY358331.1 0.006934 11716238_at ARHGAP1 Rho GTPase activating protein 1 NM_004308.2 0.006953 11728498_a_at SVIL supervillin NM_003174.3 0.00696 11725517_x_at ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G NM_207627.1 0.007347 (WHITE), member 1 11728605_s_at LIMS1 LIM and senescent cell antigen- NM_033514.2 0.007353 like domains 1 11752843_x_at SQSTM1 sequestosome 1 AK304877.1 0.007432 11757557_s_at CADM1 cell adhesion molecule 1 H23245 0.007475 11718269_x_at ANGPTL2 angiopoietin-like 2 AY358274.1 0.007782 11747944_a_at PPFIA2 protein tyrosine phosphatase, AK296380.1 0.008378 receptor type, f polypeptide (PTPRF), interacting protein (liprin), alpha 2 11761149_a_at C5orf45 chromosome 5 open reading AK293901.1 0.008409 frame 45 11737357_a_at CNGA3 cyclic nucleotide gated channel NM_001298.2 0.008783 alpha 3 11743250_a_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 BX357054 0.009096 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11725515_a_at ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G NM_207627.1 0.009131 (WHITE), member 1 11759362_x_at PHKG1 phosphorylase kinase, gamma 1 BC051327.1 0.009194 (muscle) 11717802_s_at ATF5 activating transcription factor 5 BE300055 0.009354 11723070_a_at CYTL1 cytokine-like 1 NM_018659.2 0.009527 11731650_a_at NTM neurotrimin NM_001048209.1 0.009599 11720845_a_at CD248 CD248 molecule, endosialin NM_020404.2 0.009838 11716322_s_at PRKCDBP protein kinase C, delta binding NM_145040.2 0.009887 protein 11718658_s_at CD34 CD34 molecule NM_001773.2 0.010659 11747945_x_at PPFIA2 protein tyrosine phosphatase, AK296380.1 0.010696 receptor type, f polypeptide (PTPRF), interacting protein (liprin), alpha 2 11717764_x_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase BC006230.2 0.010744 11743251_s_at MMP2 matrix metallopeptidase 2 BX357054 0.010854 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV collagenase) 11731303_a_at DUSP10 dual specificity phosphatase 10 BC020608.1 0.010964 11719737_a_at FAM134B family with sequence similarity BC053326.1 0.011265 134, member B 11758143_s_at DUSP8 dual specificity phosphatase 8 BE350906 0.011421 11724441_x_at PTGIS prostaglandin I2 (prostacyclin) NM_000961.3 0.011582 synthase 11737583_s_at SGCD sarcoglycan, delta (35 kDa NM_001128209.1 0.01169 dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) 11729541_a_at CAMKK2 calcium/calmodulin-dependent AB081337.1 0.011881 protein kinase kinase 2, beta 11737108_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor- NM_178445.1 0.012 like 1 11721507_at DVL3 dishevelled, dsh homolog 3 NM_004423.3 0.012974 (Drosophila) 11750245_x_at MGLL monoglyceride lipase AK304844.1 0.013107 11737946_a_at XPNPEP2 X-prolyl aminopeptidase BC143901.1 0.01347 (aminopeptidase P) 2, membrane- bound 11727155_a_at TRIOBP TRIO and F-actin binding protein NM_007032.5 0.013526 11720441_x_at OLFML2B olfactomedin-like 2B NM_015441.1 0.01374 11727773_at LARP6 La ribonucleoprotein domain NM_197958.1 0.013995 family, member 6 11728499_x_at SVIL supervillin NM_003174.3 0.01402 11745659_s_at POM121 POM121 membrane glycoprotein BC130587.1 0.014097 11752562_x_at CDH13 cadherin 13, H-cadherin (heart) AK294277.1 0.014197 11720617_at TRIM9 tripartite motif-containing 9 NM_015163.5 0.014562 11757548_s_at ADAMTSL1 ADAMTS-like 1 DB329733 0.014859 11753179_s_at FAM134B family with sequence similarity BC030517.1 0.014991 134, member B 11729285_a_at NFU1 NFU1 iron-sulfur cluster scaffold NM_001002755.1 0.01519 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 11741286_a_at CCRL1 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor- AF110640.1 0.015787 like 1 11732315_a_at SGCD sarcoglycan, delta (35 kDa AF010236.1 0.015795 dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) 11715852_at PDGFRB platelet-derived growth factor NM_002609.3 0.016136 receptor, beta polypeptide 11730404_at MEX3B mex-3 homolog B (C. elegans) NM_032246.3 0.0163 11751986_at MMP19 matrix metallopeptidase 19 U38320.1 0.016486 11731122_a_at VASH2 vasohibin 2 BC051856.1 0.016505 11732785_a_at C16orf45 chromosome 16 open reading NM_001142469.1 0.017241 frame 45 11757765_s_at SGCD sarcoglycan, delta (35 kDa AA401248 0.017347 dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) 11743143_at COX11 COX11 cytochrome c oxidase AK293851.1 0.017504 assembly homolog (yeast) 11724142_s_at RAB11FIP2 RAB11 family interacting protein 2 DB356544 0.017868 (class I) 11723075_a_at BCL9L B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9-like AY296059.1 0.017989 11747704_a_at CLDN11 claudin 11 AK294087.1 0.017998 11716376_at SERPINA5 serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A NM_000624.4 0.018046 (alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 5 11756879_a_at STARD9 StAR-related lipid transfer (START) CR936665.1 0.018874 domain containing 9 11733166_at LRRN4CL LRRN4 C-terminal like NM_203422.1 0.018933 11720163_at VEGFC vascular endothelial growth factor C NM_005429.2 0.018951 11754821_s_at SLC38A1 solute carrier family 38, member 1 AI476037 0.019062 11720082_at CBX6 chromobox homolog 6 NM_014292.3 0.020169 11762231_x_at BBS1 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 AK294962.1 0.020213 11732462_at ADAMTSL1 ADAMTS-like 1 AK123028.1 0.020317 11761563_x_at HEATR1 HEAT repeat containing 1 BC062442.1 0.0204 11727714_at KCNJ12 potassium inwardly-rectifying NM_021012.4 0.020553 channel, subfamily J, member 12 11727780_a_at SCARA5 scavenger receptor class A, NM_173833.4 0.020636 member 5 (putative) 11749436_a_at NFIC nuclear factor I/C (CCAAT-binding AK297825.1 0.020877 transcription factor) 11731209_s_at C15orf59 chromosome 15 open reading NM_001039614.1 0.021422 frame 59 11727125_a_at PVRL3 poliovirus receptor-related 3 BE544927 0.021561 11744741_at LOH3CR2A loss of heterozygosity, 3, AF086709.2 0.021592 chromosomal region 2, gene A 11717891_a_at ECM1 extracellular matrix protein 1 BC023505.2 0.021868

TABLE 12 Type III Dermis; Down-regulated GeneTitan_ID Gene Title Public ID p 11727158_a_at STRBP spermatid perinuclear NM_018387.3 0.000131 RNA binding protein 11756850_x_at CCT8 chaperonin containing CR612497.1 0.000172 TCP1, subunit 8 (theta) 11754000_x_at CD58 CD58 molecule CR456939.1 0.000222 11737761_a_at HSD17B4 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) NM_000414.2 0.000267 dehydrogenase 4 11754276_a_at RAD23B RAD23 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) BG501496 0.000343 11743094_at SPRR4 small proline-rich protein 4 BC069445.1 0.000362 11724156_at SULT1E1 sulfotransferase family NM_005420.2 0.000395 1E, estrogen-preferring, member 1 11749267_a_at SRD5A1 steroid-5-alpha- AK315996.1 0.000399 reductase, alpha polypeptide 1 (3-oxo-5 alpha-steroid delta 4- dehydrogenase alpha 1) 11720183_s_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.000428 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11737053_s_at HSPD1 heat shock 60 kDa protein NM_002156.4 0.000467 1 (chaperonin) 11740377_a_at PXMP4 peroxisomal membrane AK297018.1 0.000581 protein 4, 24 kDa 11726318_s_at EEF1G eukaryotic translation NM_001404.4 0.000583 elongation factor 1 gamma 11720184_x_at EEF1B2 eukaryotic translation NM_001959.3 0.000595 elongation factor 1 beta 2 11746149_x_at BCHE butyrylcholinesterase M16474.1 0.000611 11737762_x_at HSD17B4 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) NM_000414.2 0.000646 dehydrogenase 4 11739725_a_at TC2N tandem C2 domains, NM_001128595.1 0.000648 nuclear 11754918_s_at HMGCS1 3-hydroxy-3- AK095492.1 0.000648 methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 1 (soluble) 11741799_a_at BCOR BCL6 corepressor AF317391.1 0.000649 11736831_a_at SEC23B Sec23 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) NM_032986.3 0.000656 11744777_s_at DPY30 dpy-30 homolog (C. elegans) BC015970.1 0.000676 11754418_s_at G3BP1 GTPase activating protein AK130003.1 0.000682 (SH3 domain) binding protein 1 11723250_a_at EML2 echinoderm microtubule NM_012155.1 0.00072 associated protein like 2 11752369_a_at IMPDH2 IMP (inosine 5′- AK293397.1 0.000726 monophosphate) dehydrogenase 2 11729643_s_at TPD52 tumor protein D52 CB219128 0.000732 11755057_s_at ATP2C1 ATPase, Ca++ AB037768.1 0.000739 transporting, type 2C, member 1 11716946_s_at TM9SF3 transmembrane 9 AF269150.1 0.000773 superfamily member 3 11756300_a_at ANP32B acidic (leucine-rich) BX432546 0.000781 nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family, member B 11716134_a_at MTOR mechanistic target of NM_004958.3 0.000785 rapamycin (serine/threonine kinase) 11755203_x_at RPL21 ribosomal protein L21 BX647669.1 0.000869 11730938_x_at PYCR1 pyrroline-5-carboxylate NM_153824.1 0.000877 reductase 1 11750545_a_at CNOT7 CCR4-NOT transcription BC007315.2 0.000884 complex, subunit 7 11727826_a_at C2orf56 chromosome 2 open BC004548.2 0.00093 reading frame 56 11718344_a_at CNOT7 CCR4-NOT transcription NM_013354.5 0.000947 complex, subunit 7 11756600_a_at TPD52 tumor protein D52 AK308983.1 0.000999 11734619_x_at ALOX15B arachidonate 15- NM_001141.2 0.001036 lipoxygenase, type B 11715621_at UFC1 ubiquitin-fold modifier NM_016406.3 0.001145 conjugating enzyme 1 11715958_s_at RPL7 ribosomal protein L7 NM_000971.3 0.001233 11748713_a_at ASPM asp (abnormal spindle) AY971957.1 0.001256 homolog, microcephaly associated (Drosophila) 11758707_s_at C5orf25 chromosome 5 open DB526316 0.001417 reading frame 25 200081_PM_s_at RPS6 ribosomal protein S6 BE741754 0.00144 11726299_x_at LGALS8 lectin, galactoside- AF342815.1 0.001452 binding, soluble, 8 11756210_a_at RCL1 RNA terminal phosphate AL582781 0.001477 cyclase-like 1 11743604_s_at RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase BE618815 0.001487 M1 11729641_a_at TPD52 tumor protein D52 BG389015 0.001493 11718461_at SLC39A11 solute carrier family 39 NM_139177.3 0.001532 (metal ion transporter), member 11 11725053_x_at TOP1MT topoisomerase (DNA) I, NM_052963.1 0.001534 mitochondrial 11758027_s_at HOOK1 hook homolog 1 CD243255 0.001606 (Drosophila) 11745205_s_at TPD52 tumor protein D52 BC018117.1 0.001623 11760342_a_at PPP3CB protein phosphatase 3, M29550.1 0.001681 catalytic subunit, beta isozyme 11725875_at WDR66 WD repeat domain 66 NM_144668.4 0.001791 11739308_s_at DLG1 discs, large homolog 1 BM681931 0.001815 (Drosophila) 11719666_a_at STMN1 stathmin 1 BC082228.1 0.001852 11752283_a_at ALOX15B arachidonate 15- AK298095.1 0.001904 lipoxygenase, type B 11723312_a_at PXMP2 peroxisomal membrane NM_018663.1 0.001916 protein 2, 22 kDa 11719667_s_at STMN1 stathmin 1 BC082228.1 0.001961 11728791_at THRSP thyroid hormone NM_003251.2 0.001966 responsive 11734917_a_at METTL4 methyltransferase like 4 BQ009802 0.001983 11717236_x_at RPS7 ribosomal protein S7 NM_001011.3 0.002022 11754132_x_at COMT catechol-O- BT007125.1 0.002101 methyltransferase 11743372_s_at PTGES3 prostaglandin E synthase CR611609.1 0.002174 3 (cytosolic) 11730411_a_at PXMP4 peroxisomal membrane BF057649 0.002209 protein 4, 24 kDa 200063_PM_s_at NPM1 nucleophosmin BC002398.1 0.002233 (nucleolar phosphoprotein B23, numatrin) 11722642_a_at DGAT2 diacylglycerol O- BC015234.1 0.002305 acyltransferase 2 11752550_x_at CCT8 chaperonin containing AK293705.1 0.002336 TCP1, subunit 8 (theta) 11758217_s_at FAM108C1 family with sequence CB997200 0.002358 similarity 108, member C1 11717182_a_at PDS5A PDS5, regulator of NM_001100399.1 0.002387 cohesion maintenance, homolog A (S. cerevisiae) 11717153_a_at C20orf3 chromosome 20 open NM_020531.2 0.002394 reading frame 3 11742779_a_at HIBCH 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA U66669.1 0.002431 hydrolase 11744264_a_at SEC11C SEC11 homolog C (S. cerevisiae) AI816180 0.002433 11753788_x_at CDKN3 cyclin-dependent kinase AF213040.1 0.002434 inhibitor 3 11758709_s_at RDH11 retinol dehydrogenase 11 AI972157 0.002449 (all-trans/9-cis/11-cis) 11727320_at IGFL2 IGF-like family member 2 NM_001002915.2 0.002476 11730803_a_at PRPF38B PRP38 pre-mRNA NM_018061.2 0.002515 processing factor 38 (yeast) domain containing B 11753740_x_at CYB5A cytochrome b5 type A CR456990.1 0.002572 (microsomal) 11718246_a_at KIAA0146 KIAA0146 NM_001080394.1 0.002609 11720768_at METTL9 methyltransferase like 9 NM_016025.3 0.002613 11755017_a_at CHCHD7 coiled-coil-helix-coiled- AK098285.1 0.002843 coil-helix domain containing 7 11732128_s_at CCT4 chaperonin containing BC106934.1 0.002855 TCP1, subunit 4 (delta) 11744900_x_at FADS2 fatty acid desaturase 2 AF108658.1 0.002865 11715881_a_at DAP3 death associated protein 3 NM_004632.2 0.002925 11756875_x_at COMMD6 COMM domain CR603325.1 0.002962 containing 6 11756783_a_at TF transferrin BC045772.1 0.002967 11723197_at HNRNPA3 heterogeneous nuclear BX434302 0.003022 ribonucleoprotein A3 11729941_at TMEM56 transmembrane protein NM _152487.2 0.003035 56 11716813_a_at GATM glycine AK298350.1 0.003053 amidinotransferase (L- arginine:glycine amidinotransferase) 11721242_s_at FDFT1 farnesyl-diphosphate NM_004462.3 0.003125 farnesyltransferase 1 11749786_x_at HNRNPF heterogeneous nuclear AK296696.1 0.003153 ribonucleoprotein F 11723313_s_at PXMP2 peroxisomal membrane NM_018663.1 0.003162 protein 2, 22 kDa 11727286_a_at ZNF323 zinc finger protein 323 NM_001135215.1 0.003185 11720813_at INTS10 integrator complex NM_018142.2 0.003216 subunit 10 11749874_a_at OXCT1 3-oxoacid CoA AK299668.1 0.003244 transferase 1 11757320_x_at CYB5A cytochrome b5 type A AA706740 0.003263 (microsomal) 11733591_a_at C1orf204 chromosome 1 open NM_001134233.1 0.003297 reading frame 204 11718135_at PRPS2 phosphoribosyl NM_001039091.1 0.003316 pyrophosphate synthetase 2 11716302_s_at ACSL1 acyl-CoA synthetase long- NM_001995.2 0.003359 chain family member 1 11744392_a_at PAPOLA poly(A) polymerase alpha BC000927.1 0.003388 11741012_a_at SC4MOL sterol-C4-methyl oxidase- AK292418.1 0.00342 like 11722800_a_at SS18 synovial sarcoma CB241009 0.003458 translocation, chromosome 18 11755439_x_at UBAC2 UBA domain containing 2 BC053346.1 0.003608 11756674_s_at STRBP spermatid perinuclear CR596677.1 0.003641 RNA binding protein

Example 2 Theme Mapping

This example illustrates mapping a gene expression signature onto a biological process grid or Gene Ontology, to yield a physiological theme pattern. Table 13 below shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the epidermis of subjects with Type I periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 13 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 1 and 2. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻² to p, 1×10⁻⁵, and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes. The level of indentation in the terms column (i.e., the number of dots preceding the term) generally indicates the level in the GO hierarchy and parent/child relationships between terms.

TABLE 13 Type I Epidermis vs. No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . . . GO: 0002764 immune response-regulating signaling pathway ** . . . . . . GO: 0002758 innate immune response-activating signal transduction *** . . . . . . . . GO: 0002224 toll-like receptor signaling pathway ** . . . GO: 0048468 cell development ** . GO: 0002376 immune system process **** . . GO: 0002252 immune effector process **** . . GO: 0002253 activation of immune response **** . . . GO: 0002218 activation of innate immune response *** . . GO: 0006955 immune response **** . . . GO: 0045087 innate immune response **** . . . . . . GO: 0071383 cellular response to steroid hormone stimulus ** . . . . GO: 0006954 inflammatory response * . . . . . . . . GO: 0045047 protein targeting to ER **** . . . . GO: 0032984 macromolecular complex disassembly **** . . . . . . GO: 0016568 chromatin modification * . . . . GO: 0050776 regulation of immune response **** . . . . . . GO: 0006749 glutathione metabolic process ** . . . . . GO: 0019752 carboxylic acid metabolic process * . . GO: 0007154 cell communication * . . . . GO: 0016042 lipid catabolic process * . . . . . . GO: 0070588 calcium ion transmembrane transport * * p-value between 1 × 10⁻² and 1 × 10⁻³ ** p-value between 1 × 10⁻³ and 1 × 10⁻⁴ *** p-value between 1 × 10⁻⁴ and 1 × 10⁻⁵ **** p-value less than 1 × 10⁻⁵

Table 14 below shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the epidermis of subjects with Type II periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 14 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 5 and 6. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻²), and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes.

TABLE 14 Type II Epidermis vs. No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . . . . GO: 0042770 signal transduction in response to DNA damage **** . . . . . GO: 0072331 signal transduction by p53 class mediator **** . . . . . . . . GO: 0007173 epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway ** . . . . . GO: 0001942 hair follicle development **** . . . . . . GO: 0008544 epidermis development **** . . . . GO: 0045444 fat cell differentiation * . . GO: 0019882 antigen processing and presentation **** . . . . GO: 0071453 cellular response to oxygen levels ** . . . . . . GO: 0071456 cellular response to hypoxia ** . . . . . . GO: 0031960 response to corticosteroid stimulus * . . . GO: 0033554 cellular response to stress **** . . . . . GO: 0006281 DNA repair ** . . . . . GO: 0000077 DNA damage checkpoint **** . . GO: 0006950 response to stress ** . . . GO: 0009268 response to pH ** . . . . . GO: 0006886 intracellular protein transport **** . . . . . . GO: 0006605 protein targeting **** . . . . . GO: 0015031 protein transport **** . . . . GO: 0046907 intracellular transport **** . . . . . GO: 0048193 Golgi vesicle transport ** . . . . . GO: 0006839 mitochondrial transport **** . . . . . . . GO: 0015986 ATP synthesis coupled proton transport *** . . . . . . GO: 0016568 chromatin modification ** . . . . . GO: 0031326 regulation of cellular biosynthetic process ** . . . . . . GO: 0006521 regulation of cellular amino acid metabolic process **** . . . . . GO: 0010565 regulation of cellular ketone metabolic process **** . . . . GO: 0051171 regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process . . . . GO: 0051726 regulation of cell cycle ** . . . . GO: 0045454 cell redox homeostasis ** . . . . . GO: 0032652 regulation of interleukin-1 production ** . . . GO: 0035383 thioester metabolic process **** . . . . GO: 0006637 acyl-CoA metabolic process **** . . . . . . . GO: 0006099 tricarboxylic acid cycle **** . . . . . . GO: 0006635 fatty acid beta-oxidation ** . . . . . . . . GO: 0018108 peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation ** . . . GO: 0006082 organic acid metabolic process **** . . . . . . GO: 0006520 cellular amino acid metabolic process ** . . . . . . . GO: 0043038 amino acid activation **** . . . GO: 0006091 generation of precursor metabolites and energy **** . . . . GO: 0006096 glycolysis ** . . . . GO: 0006119 oxidative phosphorylation **** . . . . . GO: 0042773 ATP synthesis coupled electron transport **** . . . . . GO: 0045333 cellular respiration **** . . GO: 0007049 cell cycle **** . . . GO: 0005975 carbohydrate metabolic process *** . . . . . . . . GO: 0006007 glucose catabolic process *** . . . . GO: 0016052 carbohydrate catabolic process **** . . . GO: 0055114 oxidation-reduction process ****

Table 15 shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the epidermis of subjects with Type III periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 15 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 9 and 10. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻²), and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes.

TABLE 15 Type III Epidermis vs. No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . . . GO: 0048731 system development ** . . GO: 0048856 anatomical structure development *** . . . GO: 0030154 cell differentiation ** . . . GO: 0070482 response to oxygen levels * . . . . . GO: 0033365 protein localization to organelle ** . . . . . . . . GO: 0045047 protein targeting to ER ** . . . . . . GO: 0006605 protein targeting ** . . . . . . . GO: 0006612 protein targeting to membrane ** . . . . . GO: 0006839 mitochondrial transport ** . . . . . . . . GO: 0001934 positive regulation of protein phosphorylation ** . . . . . . GO: 0051347 positive regulation of transferase activity ** . . . . . GO: 0010627 regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade ** . . . . . GO: 0080135 regulation of cellular response to stress * . . . . GO: 0051320 S phase *** . . . . . . GO: 0006414 translational elongation **** . . . GO: 0006091 generation of precursor metabolites and energy *** . . . . GO: 0006119 oxidative phosphorylation ** . . . . GO: 0022900 electron transport chain **** . . . . . GO: 0045333 cellular respiration **** . . . GO: 0055114 oxidation-reduction process ***

Table 16 shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the dermis of subjects with Type I periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 16 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 3 and 4. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻²), and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes.

TABLE 16 Type I Dermis vs No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . . . . . GO: 0000165 MAPK cascade ** . . . . . . . GO: 0048011 nerve growth factor receptor signaling pathway * . . . . . . . GO: 0007179 transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway * . . . . GO: 0050877 neurological system process *** . . . . GO: 0007596 blood coagulation * . . . GO: 0050878 regulation of body fluid levels * . . . . . GO: 0001944 vasculature development **** . . . . . . GO: 0001568 blood vessel development **** . . . . . . . GO: 0048514 blood vessel morphogenesis **** . . . . . . . . GO: 0001525 angiogenesis **** . . . . . . . . . . GO: 0030183 B cell differentiation * . . . . . GO: 0007399 nervous system development **** . . . . . . GO: 0022008 neurogenesis *** . . . . . . . GO: 0048699 generation of neurons *** . . . . . . . . GO: 0030182 neuron differentiation ** . . . . . . . . . GO: 0048666 neuron development ** . . GO: 0048870 cell motility ** . . . . . . GO: 0043627 response to estrogen stimulus ** . . . . . GO: 0006281 DNA repair **** . . . GO: 0001666 response to hypoxia * . . . GO: 0006979 response to oxidative stress * . . . GO: 0009611 response to wounding *** . . . GO: 0070482 response to oxygen levels ** . . . . . GO: 0033365 protein localization to organelle **** . . . . . . . . GO: 0045047 protein targeting to ER **** . . . . . . GO: 0006605 protein targeting **** . . . . . GO: 0015031 protein transport **** . . . . GO: 0046907 intracellular transport **** . . . GO: 0034330 cell junction organization ** . . . . GO: 0030198 extracellular matrix organization * . . . . GO: 0007010 cytoskeleton organization * . . . . GO: 0051276 chromosome organization *** . . . . . GO: 0032200 telomere organization ** . . . . . . . GO: 0006338 chromatin remodeling * . . . . . . GO: 0043408 regulation of MAPK cascade *** . . . . . . . GO: 0051924 regulation of calcium ion transport * . . . . . GO: 0010827 regulation of glucose transport *** . . . . . . GO: 0030334 regulation of cell migration **** . . . . . GO: 0010564 regulation of cell cycle process ** . . . . GO: 0010646 regulation of cell communication **** . . GO: 0022402 cell cycle process ** . . . GO: 0022403 cell cycle phase *** . . GO: 0007049 cell cycle ** . . . GO: 0000278 mitotic cell cycle **** . . GO: 0007154 cell communication **** . . . . GO: 0008202 steroid metabolic process * . . . . . GO: 0006694 steroid biosynthetic process ** . . . . . . GO: 0016126 sterol biosynthetic process **** . . . . . . . GO: 0006695 cholesterol biosynthetic process **** . . . GO: 0061061 muscle structure development *

Table 17 shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the dermis of subjects with Type II periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 17 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 7 and 8. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻²), and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes.

TABLE 17 Type II Dermis vs. No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . . . GO: 0019226 transmission of nerve impulse * . . . . GO: 0050877 neurological system process ** . . . . . GO: 0007399 nervous system development ** . . . . . . GO: 0022008 neurogenesis **** . . . . . . . GO: 0048699 generation of neurons *** . . . . . . . . GO: 0030182 neuron differentiation *** . . . . . . . . . GO: 0048666 neuron development *** . . . . . . . . . . GO: 0031175 neuron projection development ** . . . . . . . . . . . . GO: 0007409 axonogenesis ** . . . . . . . . . . GO: 0048667 cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation ** . . . GO: 0048468 cell development *** . . . . . GO: 0006281 DNA repair **** . . . . . GO: 0033365 protein localization to organelle **** . . . . . . GO: 0070972 protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum **** . . . . . . GO: 0006605 protein targeting **** . . . . . . . GO: 0006612 protein targeting to membrane **** . . . . . GO: 0015031 protein transport **** . . . GO: 0006810 transport **** . . GO: 0051641 cellular localization **** . . GO: 0016043 cellular component organization **** . . . GO: 0022411 cellular component disassembly **** . . . . GO: 0030198 extracellular matrix organization * . . . . GO: 0032984 macromolecular complex disassembly **** . . . . . . GO: 0043624 cellular protein complex disassembly **** . . . . . . GO: 0071156 regulation of cell cycle arrest ** . . . . GO: 0010646 regulation of cell communication * . . . . GO: 0051320 S phase ** . . . GO: 0044248 cellular catabolic process **** . . . . . GO: 0006457 protein folding ** . . GO: 0007049 cell cycle * . . . GO: 0000278 mitotic cell cycle ** . . GO: 0007154 cell communication * . . . . . GO: 0006694 steroid biosynthetic process ** . . . . . . . GO: 0006695 cholesterol biosynthetic process ***

Table 18 shows Gene Ontology Biological Process terms that are significantly enriched in the epidermis of subjects with Type III periorbital dyschromia. The results in Table 18 were generated from differentially expressed genes in those subjects with top ranked genes shown in Tables 11 and 12. Only the most highly significant themes are shown (p≦1×10⁻²), and the theme analysis was done separately for the up- and down-regulated genes.

TABLE 18 Type III Dermis vs. No Dyschromia Gene Ontology Biological Process Terms Up Down Directional . . GO: 0007155 cell adhesion ** . . . . GO: 0019226 transmission of nerve impulse * . . . . . . . GO: 0051403 stress-activated MAPK cascade *** . . . . . . . . GO: 0007254 JNK cascade ** . . . . . . GO: 0000165 MAPK cascade **** . . . . . GO: 0016055 Wnt receptor signaling pathway * . . . . GO: 0050877 neurological system process ** . . . . . GO: 0001944 vasculature development *** . . . . . . GO: 0001568 blood vessel development ** . . . . . . . GO: 0048514 blood vessel morphogenesis ** . . . . . . GO: 0022008 neurogenesis ** . . . . . . . . GO: 0030182 neuron differentiation ** . . . . . . . . . GO: 0048666 neuron development ** . . . GO: 0061061 muscle structure development ** . . . . GO: 0042692 muscle cell differentiation ** . . . . GO: 0048646 anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis **** . . . GO: 0033554 cellular response to stress * . . . . . GO: 0006281 DNA repair **** . . . GO: 0001666 response to hypoxia ** . . . GO: 0070482 response to oxygen levels *** . . . . GO: 0036293 response to decreased oxygen levels ** . . . . GO: 0034613 cellular protein localization **** . . . . . GO: 0033365 protein localization to organelle **** . . . . . . GO: 0070972 protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum **** . . . . . . . . GO: 0045047 protein targeting to ER **** . . . . . GO: 0006886 intracellular protein transport **** . . . . . . GO: 0006605 protein targeting **** . . . . . . . GO: 0006612 protein targeting to membrane **** . . . . . GO: 0015031 protein transport **** . . . . GO: 0006811 ion transport *** . . . . . GO: 0006812 cation transport ** . . . . . . GO: 0030001 metal ion transport ** . . . . GO: 0050000 chromosome localization **** . . . GO: 0022411 cellular component disassembly **** . . . GO: 0034330 cell junction organization * . . . . . GO: 0034622 cellular macromolecular complex assembly **** . . . . GO: 0007010 cytoskeleton organization ** . . . . . GO: 0000226 microtubule cytoskeleton organization ** . . . . GO: 0070925 organelle assembly **** . . . . GO: 0051276 chromosome organization *** . . . . . GO: 0032200 telomere organization *** . . . . . GO: 0000819 sister chromatid segregation **** . . . . . . GO: 0043408 regulation of MAPK cascade **** . . . . GO: 0010646 regulation of cell communication **** . . . . GO: 0019725 cellular homeostasis * . . GO: 0022402 cell cycle process **** . . . GO: 0035383 thioester metabolic process ** . . . . . GO: 0071616 acyl-CoA biosynthetic process ** . . . . . GO: 0035337 fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process *** . . . GO: 0044248 cellular catabolic process **** . . . . . GO: 0046394 carboxylic acid biosynthetic process *** . . . GO: 0044255 cellular lipid metabolic process * . . . . GO: 0006631 fatty acid metabolic process ** . . . . . GO: 0019752 carboxylic acid metabolic process **** . . GO: 0007049 cell cycle **** . . GO: 0007154 cell communication *** . . . GO: 0005975 carbohydrate metabolic process ** . . . . . GO: 0006694 steroid biosynthetic process ** . . . . . . . GO: 0006695 cholesterol biosynthetic process **** . . . . GO: 0008610 lipid biosynthetic process ** . . . GO: 0055114 oxidation-reduction process **

Example 3 Using C-Mapping to Identify Potential Actives for Treating Periorbital Dyschromia

This example illustrates the use of C-mapping to identify identifying connections between potential actives based on the gene expression signatures for Type I, Type II and Type III periorbital dyschromia, i.e., determining whether a perturbagen modulates one or more aspects of skin health with respect to one or more types of periorbital dyschromia. Table 19 illustrates the potential actives for Type I periorbital dyschromia, Table 20 illustrates potential actives for use in treating Type II periorbital dyschromia, and Table 21 illustrates potential actives for use in treating Type III periorbital dyschromia.

TABLE 19 Type I Periorbital Dyschromia Epidermis Chip ID Name Cell Line Dermis Score score CMP_559_55 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts −0.658449476 −0.343864443 CMP_516_94 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts −0.552276997 0 CMP_520_57 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.466751263 CMP_512_22 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes 0 −0.399138011 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_523_17 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes −0.615476031 −0.504972308 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_521_32 clonidine t-keratinocytes −0.547668634 −0.424951413 CMP_539_07 clonidine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.371356988 CMP_545_94 Orotic Acid t-keratinocytes −0.252665896 0 CMP_535_42 Dermaveil t-keratinocytes −0.571687664 0 CMP_536_58 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes 0 0 flower fraction CMP_529_90 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.563701337 0 CMP_537_32 2-cyano-1-t--pentyl-3- BJ Fibroblasts 0 0.311745684 (3-pyridyl)- GuanidineP1075 CMP_541_61 2-cyano-1-t--pentyl-3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.592612947 0.371974114 (3-pyridyl)- GuanidineP1075 CMP_533_80 METHANESULFONIC BJ Fibroblasts −0.631155134 0.277957722 ACID CMP_539_14 citalopram t-keratinocytes 0.564416854 −0.380445296 CMP_548_79 DN-AGE t-keratinocytes 0.579732416 −0.390786521 CMP_511_53 Volufiline BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.395847281 CMP_560_87 DN-AGE t-keratinocytes 0.530060455 −0.40218956 CMP_518_32 Volufiline BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.428810784 CMP_521_44 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- t-keratinocytes 0 −0.430632747 Thiazolidine) CMP_523_60 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes −0.237365143 −0.394010711 flower fraction CMP_516_56 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.469891668 −0.168871848 CMP_535_63 DC Instalift Goji t-keratinocytes −0.345598158 0 CMP_549_31 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.642644595 0 CMP_512_42 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.689179194 −0.29710892 Thiazolidine) CMP_525_65 Orotic Acid t-keratinocytes 0 −0.387489704 CMP_551_65 DN-AGE t-keratinocytes 0.519529142 −0.421309314 CMP_512_44 Orotic Acid t-keratinocytes 0 −0.381400807 CMP_538_11 Dermaveil t-keratinocytes −0.660145862 −0.318650315 CMP_525_35 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes 0 −0.477525004 flower fraction CMP_521_33 citalopram t-keratinocytes −0.327948187 −0.451192259 CMP_553_09 Sodium Chondroitin t-keratinocytes −0.581237092 −0.439141866 Sulfate CMP_554_11 METHANESULFONIC BJ Fibroblasts −0.602542146 −0.278325726 ACID CMP_519_21 DC Instalift Goji t-keratinocytes 0 −0.498178037 CMP_551_72 Sodium Chondroitin t-keratinocytes −0.245168482 0 Sulfate CMP_540_05 2-cyano-1-t--pentyl-3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.593970746 0 (3-pyridyl)- GuanidineP1075 CMP_521_05 DC Instalift Goji t-keratinocytes 0 −0.450386667 CMP_541_12 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.396596068 (0.1%) CMP_520_64 Actipone Hortensia BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.222269288 Root extract CMP_535_66 serotonin t-keratinocytes −0.491743047 −0.326515935 CMP_543_35 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 (0.1%) CMP_550_94 Actipone Hortensia BJ Fibroblasts −0.534829895 −0.200762989 Root extract CMP_533_19 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.216752277 (0.1%) CMP_547_68 serotonin t-keratinocytes 0 −0.517834987 CMP_518_06 Actipone Hortensia BJ Fibroblasts −0.611695778 −0.353350171 Root extract CMP_520_12 Biocellact Chamomilla BJ Fibroblasts −0.413741911 −0.356343294 BD CMP_518_31 Biocellact Chamomilla BJ Fibroblasts −0.640122938 −0.258669994 BD CMP_529_45 German Chamomile BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 serum fraction CMP_525_76 Instensyl t-keratinocytes 0.493508815 −0.309000669 CMP_524_11 Coscap EGCG t-keratinocytes 0 0.215984014 CMP_523_50 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes −0.441294301 −0.267300428 CMP_545_50 Unitone t-keratinocytes 0.528006208 0 CMP_535_58 MJB extract t-keratinocytes 0.486156858 0 CMP_544_03 Unitone t-keratinocytes 0.639182643 −0.367850608 CMP_556_06 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts −0.409539691 0 CMP_519_16 Peptamide 6 pure t-keratinocytes 0.634824214 0 CMP_541_90 monosodium tartrate BJ Fibroblasts 0.434738807 −0.250054166 CMP_559_84 Acyclovir BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_526_28 German Chamomile BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.319341489 flower fraction CMP_517_44 monosodium tartrate BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.305614387 CMP_521_55 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes −0.233951474 −0.324226158 CMP_525_11 Elestan-YL PW LS 9879 t-keratinocytes −0.509347575 0.328782586 CMP_513_36 Oxygeskin BJ Fibroblasts 0.483620189 −0.21672773 CMP_516_68 Benzenebutanoic Acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.290528878 CMP_537_60 monosodium tartrate BJ Fibroblasts 0.418384761 −0.248365488 CMP_542_40 Olixxol t-keratinocytes 0 0.270092508 CMP_534_86 Oxygeskin BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_523_08 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes 0 0 vehicle CMP_523_89 Himilayan Raspberry t-keratinocytes −0.67063579 0 CMP_522_06 German Chamomile BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.352056073 flower fraction CMP_554_04 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.274668006 0.264535735 CMP_533_06 monosodium tartrate BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_523_63 Glycocholate t-keratinocytes −0.317510397 0 CMP_530_44 Hexyldecanol (.05%) t-keratinocytes −0.422621468 0 CMP_555_86 TMB-8 BJ Fibroblasts −0.55144199 0.451887286 CMP_519_20 Puerarin t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_554_43 Stearyl Gallate BJ Fibroblasts 0.532029294 −0.224775932 CMP_519_10 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes 0 −0.349844197 CMP_527_46 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.347091473 0.289512913 CMP_529_14 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_530_68 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.269333374 0.284532489 CMP_541_60 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.342825756 0 CMP_560_59 19719-NF2-6 t-keratinocytes −0.500882275 0.306164364 CMP_533_94 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_524_20 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.594482381 0.377966648 dipropylxanthine CMP_557_60 19719-NF2-6 t-keratinocytes −0.692996369 0.242907715 CMP_516_36 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.616012213 0 CMP_516_09 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.704887509 0.202559998 CMP_521_84 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.684727852 −0.258105411 CMP_525_89 Himilayan Raspberry t-keratinocytes −0.539449009 0 CMP_525_50 Pyridoxine t-keratinocytes −0.398732274 0 Triisopalmitate CMP_520_62 Shiso BJ Fibroblasts −0.24329276 0 CMP_515_20 Oxygenated Glycerol BJ Fibroblasts −0.555548861 0 Triesters D CMP_516_06 Oxygenated Glycerol BJ Fibroblasts −0.548088978 0.178830868 Triesters D CMP_526_55 Shiso BJ Fibroblasts −0.568364474 0 CMP_524_58 DMPO t-keratinocytes 0.549815592 −0.318031769 CMP_536_78 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes 0 −0.391646481 vehicle CMP_539_84 Net-STG t-keratinocytes 0.387856288 −0.334582395 CMP_539_89 Unitone t-keratinocytes 0.516461364 −0.303091514 CMP_560_96 Instensyl t-keratinocytes 0.512615179 −0.283173676 CMP_511_54 Crodarom purple BJ Fibroblasts 0.490638022 −0.337486864 orchid CMP_518_33 Crodarom purple BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.325294869 orchid CMP_535_19 p-Coumaric acid t-keratinocytes 0 −0.333469052 CMP_520_30 PRAZIQUANTEL BJ Fibroblasts −0.273288094 0.192072302 CMP_543_06 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.33770718 CMP_526_36 Ecophysallis BJ Fibroblasts −0.34401132 0.203286471 CMP_534_16 bu224 BJ Fibroblasts 0.520147891 −0.25691092 CMP_511_26 Eterniskin BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.373887976 CMP_511_33 Reactive Blue 2 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.369857992 CMP_526_16 Unisooth EG-28 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.303639462 CMP_531_12 6- BJ Fibroblasts −0.390316678 −0.217585864 ACETAMIDOHEXANOIC ACID CMP_518_16 Corum 8802 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.218773862 CMP_533_15 TMB-8 BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_528_21 Paeonol t-keratinocytes −0.203870124 0 CMP_535_37 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes −0.333991845 0 CMP_545_10 Olixxol t-keratinocytes −0.495525531 0.312763273 CMP_525_29 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_545_09 Nachyline t-keratinocytes −0.548868196 0 CMP_530_70 Arginine Tartrate t-keratinocytes −0.365826588 0 CMP_544_35 Nachyline t-keratinocytes −0.422480271 −0.187984095 CMP_525_88 Coscap EGCG t-keratinocytes −0.48075812 0.317229221 CMP_525_78 German Chamomile t-keratinocytes −0.327706165 −0.258671414 vehicle CMP_546_04 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.6318317 0 CMP_523_27 n-Butyl Alcohol t-keratinocytes −0.402604224 0 CMP_515_19 Phytostem Edelweiss BJ Fibroblasts −0.574146228 0.265363236 CMP_536_24 Coscap EGCG t-keratinocytes −0.503865863 0 CMP_522_04 German Chamomile BJ Fibroblasts −0.576011198 0 serum fraction CMP_524_80 Elestan-YL PW LS 9879 t-keratinocytes −0.556325239 0.31989106 CMP_545_20 Glycocholate t-keratinocytes −0.64099223 0.320024547 CMP_559_80 PRAZIQUANTEL BJ Fibroblasts −0.626768507 0 CMP_532_24 Arginine Tartrate t-keratinocytes −0.571132818 0.286311038 CMP_544_10 Olixxol t-keratinocytes −0.628208671 0.301961739 CMP_545_35 Net-STG t-keratinocytes 0.379605624 −0.363947011 CMP_522_45 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts −0.452594486 0.194474469 CMP_551_71 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes 0 −0.29710182 CMP_549_19 Benzenebutanoic Acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.413569067 CMP_542_14 Nachyline t-keratinocytes 0 0.25914288 CMP_516_10 TMB-8 BJ Fibroblasts −0.383280993 0 CMP_523_21 DMPO t-keratinocytes −0.431640192 −0.592430771 CMP_523_22 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes −0.552294849 −0.414390076 CMP_534_06 Eterniskin BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_522_23 thioperamide BJ Fibroblasts −0.605351673 −0.430059846 CMP_521_16 Puerarin t-keratinocytes 0 −0.320406954 CMP_538_87 p-Coumaric acid t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_536_49 Acetylcarnitine t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_521_22 p-Coumaric acid t-keratinocytes 0.311860305 −0.319119956 CMP_520_29 Oxygeskin BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.400918589 CMP_521_42 n-Butyl Alcohol t-keratinocytes 0.331767797 −0.451919339 CMP_516_05 Phytostem Edelweiss BJ Fibroblasts −0.46505163 0 CMP_512_01 Peptamide 6 pure t-keratinocytes 0.597146248 −0.247924655 CMP_558_94 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.508700018 0 CMP_511_36 Corum 8802 BJ Fibroblasts −0.562115716 −0.302381474 CMP_554_68 bu224 BJ Fibroblasts 0.582096849 −0.374480352 CMP_523_71 Pyridoxine t-keratinocytes −0.549774004 0 Triisopalmitate CMP_536_28 Arginine Tartrate t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_554_77 6- BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.452315339 ACETAMIDOHEXANOIC ACID CMP_520_55 Ecophysallis BJ Fibroblasts −0.585528574 0 CMP_523_67 Instensyl t-keratinocytes −0.656533585 −0.367195748 CMP_522_47 Unisooth EG-28 BJ Fibroblasts 0.232607267 −0.379380034 CMP_520_24 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.518026698 −0.414248473 CMP_534_83 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts −0.551397156 0 CMP_553_54 Hexyldecanol (.05%) t-keratinocytes 0.484783438 −0.382892703 CMP_538_07 Acetylcarnitine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.403721015 CMP_534_46 Corum 8802 BJ Fibroblasts −0.388850952 0 CMP_535_40 Peptamide 6 pure t-keratinocytes 0.522119774 −0.390754468 CMP_525_39 n-Butyl Alcohol t-keratinocytes 0 −0.238107642 CMP_536_34 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.616266407 −0.234339156 CMP_546_52 Reactive Blue 2 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.225552513 CMP_535_02 Hexyldecanol (.05%) t-keratinocytes 0.50781896 −0.350861989 CMP_542_83 Acetylcarnitine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.32693567 CMP_534_05 thioperamide BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_519_40 MJB extract t-keratinocytes 0.26577019 −0.251206459 CMP_523_01 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.447210557 −0.414939241 dipropylxanthine CMP_516_95 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.620673929 0 CMP_549_07 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.342423265 0 CMP_531_85 Stearyl Gallate BJ Fibroblasts −0.248281906 −0.378735723 CMP_518_10 Eterniskin BJ Fibroblasts −0.369642546 −0.352699572 CMP_552_46 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.426218124 CMP_521_85 Paeonol t-keratinocytes −0.553534173 0 CMP_558_56 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts −0.584569411 −0.272479662 CMP_524_56 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_523_86 MJB extract t-keratinocytes 0 −0.462376808 CMP_534_24 German Chamomile BJ Fibroblasts −0.318945286 −0.458518045 serum fraction CMP_535_55 Puerarin t-keratinocytes −0.488436492 −0.502061347 CMP_520_41 Acyclovir BJ Fibroblasts −0.62461242 −0.369630576 CMP_555_10 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.355442558 CMP_540_55 monosodium tartrate BJ Fibroblasts −0.408280486 −0.442344755 CMP_511_23 Actistem Acanax BJ Fibroblasts 0 0

TABLE 20 Type II Periorbital Dyschromia Epidermis Chip ID Name Cell Line Dermis Score Score CMP_540_46 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.335621216 −0.556650031 CMP_522_03 CR10010 BJ Fibroblasts −0.519975261 −0.590887144 CMP_546_66 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.767589284 −0.676832613 CMP_537_85 CR10010 BJ Fibroblasts −0.317972292 −0.701517457 CMP_543_24 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.449518881 −0.758261619 CMP_526_20 CR10010 BJ Fibroblasts −0.614855485 −0.795060556 CMP_546_05 L-Leucine BJ Fibroblasts −0.626634771 0 CMP_540_40 L-Leucine BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.422826162 CMP_521_09 METHANESULFONIC t-keratinocytes −0.62415864 −0.603844765 ACID CMP_528_05 METHANESULFONIC t-keratinocytes −0.39629114 −0.646498083 ACID CMP_543_10 L-Leucine BJ Fibroblasts −0.372909861 −0.705912604 CMP_559_91 Potassium Sorbate BJ Fibroblasts −0.602278794 0 CMP_558_36 Potassium Sorbate BJ Fibroblasts −0.739060804 0 CMP_520_80 Formononetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.593358258 0 CMP_518_38 Ecosamba PRO BJ Fibroblasts −0.610153574 0 CMP_559_46 Formononetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.626910778 0 CMP_516_22 Formononetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.418234349 −0.435343152 CMP_534_34 Ecosamba PRO BJ Fibroblasts −0.60890689 −0.531916094 CMP_532_47 lithium chloride t-keratinocytes −0.707525609 0 CMP_547_91 lithium chloride t-keratinocytes −0.48373543 −0.691299982 CMP_546_88 Tazarotene BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_534_49 HerbEx Resverol BJ Fibroblasts 0.484419763 0 CMP_519_02 Hyadisine t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_541_78 HerbEx Resverol BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.66400564 CMP_543_77 Tazarotene BJ Fibroblasts −0.393891153 −0.665250238 CMP_560_07 Hyadisine t-keratinocytes −0.415823365 −0.731918934 CMP_550_63 HerbEx Resverol BJ Fibroblasts 0.273870346 −0.794026941 CMP_521_32 clonidine t-keratinocytes −0.539811278 −0.801410342 CMP_540_56 Tazarotene BJ Fibroblasts −0.55674876 −0.803060678 CMP_523_31 Hyadisine t-keratinocytes −0.345352456 −0.812016108 CMP_539_07 clonidine t-keratinocytes −0.429086137 −0.834424158 CMP_560_60 Capsuji t-keratinocytes −0.456163418 0.60433875 CMP_537_47 Glycyrrhizic Acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 0.578048404 CMP_555_12 EIPA BJ Fibroblasts −0.375064682 0.560736616 CMP_516_38 Norepinephrine BJ Fibroblasts 0 0.54756152 CMP_551_20 BASF1 t-keratinocytes 0 0.514985089 CMP_535_42 Dermaveil t-keratinocytes −0.486568533 0.497876169 CMP_539_42 DL-Lysine monohydrate t-keratinocytes −0.641870848 0.495650295 CMP_557_43 Dermcom t-keratinocytes −0.198828468 0.477493559 CMP_513_21 cinnarizine BJ Fibroblasts −0.582548463 0.47646745 CMP_539_69 Phenytoin t-keratinocytes −0.33630114 0.446966101 CMP_523_34 Phenytoin t-keratinocytes −0.62429753 0.445567728 CMP_538_27 L-Cysteine t-keratinocytes 0 0.43903252 CMP_554_04 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.372225682 0.426684925 CMP_514_82 Pro-Lipiskin w/o BJ Fibroblasts −0.637367055 0.415208245 preservative CMP_529_90 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.333864137 0.3818812 CMP_526_43 D-(+)-Mannose BJ Fibroblasts −0.236951748 0.37116406 CMP_511_56 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.347105914 0.361653379 Thiazolidine) CMP_527_46 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.394591633 0 CMP_530_68 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_541_60 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.513955225 0 CMP_527_40 l-n6-(1-iminoethyl)lysine t-keratinocytes −0.596664764 0 CMP_528_83 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes −0.335668265 0 CMP_559_59 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.468184086 0 CMP_533_94 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.570383076 0 CMP_517_06 Pro-Lipiskin w/o BJ Fibroblasts −0.553438625 0 preservative CMP_524_20 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.703182299 0 dipropylxanthine CMP_553_12 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.329625042 0 CMP_523_15 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.498315497 0 CMP_560_03 Dermcom t-keratinocytes −0.614633481 0 CMP_547_84 l-n6-(1-iminoethyl)lysine t-keratinocytes −0.564952527 0 CMP_516_36 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.641111585 0 CMP_516_09 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.711171529 0 CMP_521_84 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.615607276 0 CMP_518_36 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.58754277 0 Thiazolidine) CMP_525_50 Pyridoxine t-keratinocytes −0.468424428 0 Triisopalmitate CMP_517_50 Phyco AC BJ Fibroblasts −0.576783368 0 CMP_557_26 Marine Elastine t-keratinocytes −0.240314863 0 CMP_560_83 Marine Elastine t-keratinocytes −0.753825115 0 CMP_515_04 Phyco AC BJ Fibroblasts −0.612121659 0 CMP_533_80 METHANESULFONIC BJ Fibroblasts −0.751219454 0 ACID CMP_543_06 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_538_05 DL-Lysine monohydrate t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_516_13 EIPA BJ Fibroblasts −0.534623255 0 CMP_541_86 Lipochroman-6 BJ Fibroblasts −0.54835891 0 CMP_560_89 Regu Fade t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_516_56 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.414139513 0 CMP_536_20 Regu Fade t-keratinocytes −0.410258826 0 CMP_553_83 BASF1 t-keratinocytes −0.481416034 0 CMP_537_11 Lipochroman-6 BJ Fibroblasts −0.562912595 0 CMP_548_72 BASF1 t-keratinocytes −0.605197261 0 CMP_545_09 Nachyline t-keratinocytes −0.503405229 0 CMP_545_78 beta-Ionone t-keratinocytes −0.483920981 0 CMP_544_35 Nachyline t-keratinocytes −0.603897085 0 CMP_534_31 Anti-Leukine 6 BJ Fibroblasts −0.571391358 0 CMP_545_89 L-Cysteine t-keratinocytes −0.616419373 0 CMP_526_33 urocanic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.562298544 0 CMP_546_04 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.477456608 0 CMP_558_45 Anti-Leukine 6 BJ Fibroblasts −0.744562551 0 CMP_549_31 GABA BJ Fibroblasts −0.674358254 0 CMP_558_34 urocanic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.583875767 0 CMP_535_34 Regu Fade t-keratinocytes −0.592232297 0 CMP_532_18 beta-Ionone t-keratinocytes −0.619682128 0 CMP_534_15 Norepinephrine BJ Fibroblasts −0.322964944 −0.365178017 CMP_537_14 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.374076441 CMP_521_95 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.381902907 CMP_551_71 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.248781851 −0.384125941 CMP_513_04 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.479433342 −0.398099324 Thiazolidine) CMP_541_36 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts −0.667639961 −0.398481529 CMP_542_14 Nachyline t-keratinocytes 0 −0.415187958 CMP_541_09 EIPA BJ Fibroblasts −0.537347399 −0.433002658 CMP_538_11 Dermaveil t-keratinocytes −0.651117586 −0.443130465 CMP_522_19 Anti-Leukine 6 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.45438683 CMP_559_35 cinnarizine BJ Fibroblasts −0.498323117 −0.465786623 CMP_520_11 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.299833739 −0.466241454 CMP_540_32 Glycyrrhizic Acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.507734538 −0.481349482 CMP_558_94 lactobionic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.678537338 −0.497654434 CMP_539_86 L-Cysteine t-keratinocytes −0.326245189 −0.502494066 CMP_523_71 Pyridoxine t-keratinocytes −0.714446259 −0.506622644 Triisopalmitate CMP_538_83 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes −0.694496893 −0.520209157 CMP_540_60 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts −0.467115863 −0.52154809 CMP_524_31 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.594420152 −0.530316272 CMP_520_24 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.531404662 CMP_554_11 METHANESULFONIC BJ Fibroblasts −0.555312142 −0.541688678 ACID CMP_536_34 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.83662885 −0.564711419 CMP_523_01 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.484636987 −0.608229566 dipropylxanthine CMP_516_95 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.80982277 −0.611132007 CMP_549_07 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.46068195 −0.614956282 CMP_544_92 DL-Lysine monohydrate t-keratinocytes −0.534879503 −0.619315116 CMP_552_46 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.630761163 CMP_554_24 D-(+)-Mannose BJ Fibroblasts −0.609012619 −0.639073094 CMP_516_88 cinnarizine BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.64930903 CMP_516_23 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.65418175 −0.649500538 CMP_524_56 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes 0 −0.653370661 CMP_540_85 Lipochroman-6 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.661430629 CMP_557_10 Capsuji t-keratinocytes −0.616464475 −0.687035482 CMP_555_55 Norepinephrine BJ Fibroblasts −0.686789845 −0.729258515 CMP_541_24 Glycyrrhizic Acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.725928879 −0.912511513 CMP_533_51 HerbEx Gynostem BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 Extract CMP_520_12 Biocellact Chamomilla BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 BD CMP_518_31 Biocellact Chamomilla BJ Fibroblasts −0.581659062 −0.66936421 BD CMP_541_55 HerbEx Gynostem BJ Fibroblasts −0.797662034 −0.845916864 Extract CMP_541_12 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 (0.1%) CMP_520_64 Actipone Hortensia Root BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 extract CMP_551_52 Retinyl Propionate t-keratinocytes 0.431990569 0 CMP_513_07 Pitera 8x BJ Fibroblasts −0.295801867 0 CMP_541_50 Arginine Aminobenzoate BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_546_75 Retinyl Propionate BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.340880044 CMP_543_71 N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.355630008 CMP_552_87 Oxidized Glutathione BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.43576451 CMP_555_60 Citral BJ Fibroblasts 0.291480506 −0.439378816 CMP_526_15 I-OMe-Tyrphostin AG BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.462644595 538 CMP_511_23 Actistem Acanax BJ Fibroblasts −0.574953802 −0.467654434 CMP_554_66 aminopterin BJ Fibroblasts −0.290183316 −0.481288621 CMP_543_46 Diacetyl monoxime BJ Fibroblasts 0.402842566 −0.49254032 CMP_534_10 Pitera 8x BJ Fibroblasts −0.479538251 −0.494783641 CMP_545_60 Lumikit t-keratinocytes 0.486426619 −0.495948918 CMP_512_22 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes 0.429810775 −0.50225955 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_550_16 Retinyl Propionate BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.53078003 CMP_516_11 aminopterin BJ Fibroblasts −0.490306969 −0.547860142 CMP_533_78 FGIN-1-27 BJ Fibroblasts −0.298272731 −0.562378025 CMP_548_71 Retinyl Propionate t-keratinocytes 0 −0.564246242 CMP_535_66 serotonin t-keratinocytes −0.562264439 −0.56871361 CMP_547_32 Dimethylglycine t-keratinocytes −0.497429532 −0.570496014 CMP_556_33 3-CQA BJ Fibroblasts 0.366848237 −0.579652486 CMP_542_88 5 amino leuvulinic acid t-keratinocytes −0.167716431 −0.589265616 CMP_532_42 4-imidazolemethanol t-keratinocytes 0 −0.600439413 CMP_543_35 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.602898383 (0.1%) CMP_522_35 tamoxifen BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.603707017 CMP_550_94 Actipone Hortensia Root BJ Fibroblasts −0.51740814 −0.609801595 extract CMP_533_19 HCl (4 mM) and BSA BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.618409308 (0.1%) CMP_546_51 tamoxifen BJ Fibroblasts 0.512572248 −0.622040655 CMP_546_60 Arginine Aminobenzoate BJ Fibroblasts −0.249204378 −0.636809486 CMP_538_10 5 amino leuvulinic acid t-keratinocytes −0.522804304 −0.653153592 CMP_518_09 Actistem Acanax BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.664576512 CMP_549_56 Retinyl Propionate BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.667662954 CMP_550_33 I-OMe-Tyrphostin AG BJ Fibroblasts 0.257022307 −0.669019333 538 CMP_549_63 Diacetyl monoxime BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.672373765 CMP_526_85 Citral BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.673397034 CMP_537_56 Arginine Aminobenzoate BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.697962997 CMP_544_83 Lumikit t-keratinocytes −0.271196524 −0.699375571 CMP_553_56 Retinyl Propionate t-keratinocytes −0.409050638 −0.699971396 CMP_547_68 serotonin t-keratinocytes 0 −0.702047755 CMP_554_71 FGIN-1-27 BJ Fibroblasts −0.305297284 −0.704308523 CMP_549_89 N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.709100481 CMP_531_13 aminopterin BJ Fibroblasts −0.514299202 −0.73297243 CMP_520_49 Pitera 8x BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.742128903 CMP_555_83 3-CQA BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.755455947 CMP_523_17 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes −0.485357036 −0.762244538 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_535_33 Dimethylglycine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.767352971 CMP_550_35 Oxidized Glutathione BJ Fibroblasts −0.353367704 −0.793766458 CMP_547_83 4-imidazolemethanol t-keratinocytes −0.528486069 −0.879548212 CMP_518_06 Actipone Hortensia Root BJ Fibroblasts −0.394436698 −0.893214047 extract

TABLE 21 Type III Periorbital Dyschromia Epidermis Chip ID Name Cell Line Dermis Score Score CMP_515_69 Timecode BJ Fibroblasts −0.471153714 −0.646811921 CMP_527_29 Corum 9515 t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_530_68 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.327815714 −0.63143915 CMP_516_31 Timecode BJ Fibroblasts −0.411751973 −0.638585803 CMP_536_36 Corum 9515 t-keratinocytes −0.456578216 −0.626653886 CMP_521_84 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.538600207 −0.773555677 CMP_551_71 THIABENDAZOLE t-keratinocytes −0.332500964 −0.435931471 CMP_524_10 Corum 9515 t-keratinocytes −0.378655387 −0.681314588 CMP_521_09 METHANESULFONIC ACID t-keratinocytes −0.453818189 −0.772010022 CMP_528_05 METHANESULFONIC ACID t-keratinocytes −0.421307894 −0.523186659 CMP_523_89 Himilayan Raspberry t-keratinocytes −0.515487392 −0.607127584 CMP_554_04 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.282186517 0 CMP_528_83 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes −0.400834601 −0.531958087 CMP_533_94 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.412847869 −0.517370418 CMP_559_91 Potassium Sorbate BJ Fibroblasts −0.414588278 −0.379569513 CMP_524_20 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.420473698 −0.56368673 dipropylxanthine CMP_558_36 Potassium Sorbate BJ Fibroblasts −0.49188262 −0.65850425 CMP_516_09 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.535100724 −0.57752054 CMP_525_89 Himilayan Raspberry t-keratinocytes 0 −0.631366928 CMP_521_95 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.290568235 CMP_531_86 Melibiose BJ Fibroblasts −0.446925527 −0.543053578 CMP_538_83 Ethanolamine t-keratinocytes −0.512583125 −0.60850851 CMP_520_24 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.295009636 −0.534493539 CMP_554_34 Melibiose BJ Fibroblasts −0.522362404 −0.599868541 CMP_523_01 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3- t-keratinocytes −0.496383868 −0.702263405 dipropylxanthine CMP_516_95 Benzimidazole BJ Fibroblasts −0.543470675 −0.567490313 CMP_549_07 aminooxyacetic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.287912077 −0.559411884 CMP_511_23 Actistem Acanax BJ Fibroblasts −0.421265088 0 CMP_518_09 Actistem Acanax BJ Fibroblasts −0.47789321 −0.666661392 CMP_560_60 Capsuji t-keratinocytes −0.400311403 0 CMP_543_45 Telosense CR 11033 BJ Fibroblasts −0.527645913 0 CMP_537_75 Telosense CR 11033 BJ Fibroblasts −0.279641126 −0.424369383 CMP_540_34 Telosense CR 11033 BJ Fibroblasts −0.499859615 −0.531134847 CMP_521_17 Ethylenediamine t-keratinocytes 0 −0.458735317 CMP_530_10 Ethylenediamine t-keratinocytes −0.488704481 −0.725276206 CMP_533_80 METHANESULFONIC ACID BJ Fibroblasts −0.525706896 −0.651153714 CMP_554_11 METHANESULFONIC ACID BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.538899032 CMP_557_10 Capsuji t-keratinocytes −0.471606922 −0.651010285 CMP_540_46 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.393168198 0 CMP_546_66 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.539539285 −0.609345343 CMP_543_24 Phenacetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.407074635 0 CMP_521_32 clonidine t-keratinocytes −0.392923742 −0.740578175 CMP_539_07 clonidine t-keratinocytes −0.342687806 −0.559401943 CMP_512_22 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes 0 0 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_533_78 FGIN-1-27 BJ Fibroblasts −0.381969854 −0.579879902 CMP_554_71 FGIN-1-27 BJ Fibroblasts −0.352081229 −0.553805206 CMP_523_17 D-ALPHA- t-keratinocytes −0.55924188 −0.771951596 TOCOPHERYLQUINONE CMP_525_74 Retinol H10 t-keratinocytes 0.306783925 −0.472602601 CMP_520_12 Biocellact Chamomilla BD BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.553474936 CMP_518_31 Biocellact Chamomilla BD BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.568575457 CMP_523_41 Retinol H10 t-keratinocytes −0.332376402 −0.733664618 CMP_529_45 German Chamomile serum BJ Fibroblasts −0.370871118 0 fraction CMP_523_50 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes −0.316704197 −0.638371168 CMP_556_06 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.293941939 CMP_535_93 BIOCHANIN A t-keratinocytes 0.25743209 −0.422059522 CMP_540_70 Peptide Q10 CR 10068 BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.37215345 CMP_538_42 D-(−)-Fructose t-keratinocytes −0.310155803 0 CMP_521_55 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes 0 −0.529463818 CMP_537_36 Symmatrix BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.670767858 CMP_525_59 Allyl isothiocyanate t-keratinocytes 0.240290711 −0.536010793 CMP_557_43 Dermcom t-keratinocytes −0.26088755 0 CMP_521_94 Tego Pep4-17 t-keratinocytes 0.223277544 −0.571795387 CMP_534_59 Hyadisine BJ Fibroblasts −0.348184732 −0.544957702 CMP_557_17 Potassium Sorbate t-keratinocytes −0.190957945 0 CMP_535_09 Phycoboreane t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_543_25 Symmatrix BJ Fibroblasts 0.387799282 −0.403702757 CMP_544_72 D-(−)-Fructose t-keratinocytes −0.459110421 −0.405870205 CMP_514_82 Pro-Lipiskin w/o BJ Fibroblasts −0.414750573 −0.505116751 preservative CMP_521_10 BIOCHANIN A t-keratinocytes 0 −0.731431643 CMP_524_78 Dermapure HP (no t-keratinocytes 0.369809912 0 preserv) CMP_532_30 Adenine t-keratinocytes −0.222196661 −0.280193131 CMP_547_37 LAM-C7-IDO t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_511_56 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.328330595 0.466665652 Thiazolidine) CMP_534_02 Sculptosane BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_519_10 Lunawhite t-keratinocytes 0.378345607 0 CMP_539_35 D-(−)-Fructose t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_527_46 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.262548435 0.333909886 CMP_524_61 L-Glutamic acid t-keratinocytes −0.265535877 0 CMP_515_93 Bio1048 BJ Fibroblasts −0.271577912 0 CMP_529_14 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts −0.300944759 0 CMP_560_69 LAM-C7-IDO t-keratinocytes −0.302597326 0 CMP_537_32 2-cyano-1-tert-pentyl-3-(3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.317931349 −0.318354127 pyridyl)-GuanidineP1075 CMP_560_68 Phytocaspaline t-keratinocytes −0.324641024 −0.50515773 CMP_541_60 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.377467592 −0.440708823 CMP_527_40 I-n6-(1-iminoethyl)lysine t-keratinocytes −0.388135435 −0.359865701 CMP_530_40 L-Histidine t-keratinocytes −0.393117684 −0.506784939 CMP_560_59 19719-NF2-6 t-keratinocytes −0.402235814 −0.416404763 CMP_559_59 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.407206703 −0.454937009 CMP_517_06 Pro-Lipiskin w/o BJ Fibroblasts −0.416023979 0 preservative CMP_553_12 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.425067454 0 CMP_541_61 2-cyano-1-tert-pentyl-3-(3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.432098675 0 pyridyl)-GuanidineP1075 CMP_523_15 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.43994482 −0.412621873 CMP_539_19 L-Glutamic acid t-keratinocytes −0.456929787 −0.450696042 CMP_560_03 Dermcom t-keratinocytes −0.457230641 0 CMP_539_03 L-Histidine t-keratinocytes −0.465673422 0 CMP_547_45 Bernal Ester DCM t-keratinocytes −0.470774755 −0.344883655 CMP_547_84 I-n6-(1-iminoethyl)lysine t-keratinocytes −0.473180776 0 CMP_545_80 LAM-C7-IDO t-keratinocytes −0.488344998 0 CMP_560_75 Potassium Sorbate t-keratinocytes −0.49339744 0 CMP_557_60 19719-NF2-6 t-keratinocytes −0.50995192 −0.510662569 CMP_516_36 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts −0.513178139 −0.560415881 CMP_516_55 Bio1048 BJ Fibroblasts −0.523501309 −0.57861177 CMP_547_04 Adenine t-keratinocytes −0.524662731 0 CMP_518_36 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.53887976 −0.59916195 Thiazolidine) CMP_559_55 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts −0.577940884 −0.722352058 CMP_549_55 apomorphine BJ Fibroblasts −0.651533483 −0.677986124 CMP_541_54 Peptide Q10 CR 10068 BJ Fibroblasts 0.499213681 0 CMP_520_75 1-octanol BJ Fibroblasts 0.357543059 0 CMP_540_77 CR11036 ATP China New BJ Fibroblasts 0.349603392 0 Lot # CMP_539_21 Phenyl n-butyrate sodium t-keratinocytes 0.274784858 −0.373573935 salt CMP_551_78 BIOCHANIN A t-keratinocytes 0.21484795 0 CMP_512_41 Dihydroxymethylchromone t-keratinocytes 0 −0.617160043 CMP_516_69 1-octanol BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.611814659 CMP_543_11 CR11036 ATP China New BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.611692938 Lot # CMP_521_64 Dihydroxymethylchromone t-keratinocytes −0.216543323 −0.542478039 CMP_550_91 UVB BJ Fibroblasts −0.277861562 −0.376272087 CMP_535_37 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes −0.281645467 0 CMP_525_29 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes −0.293418538 −0.52428073 CMP_538_70 Phenyl n-butyrate sodium t-keratinocytes −0.306700749 0 salt CMP_556_80 Vitamin K2 BJ Fibroblasts −0.312947883 −0.521534904 CMP_521_15 Dermapure HP (no t-keratinocytes −0.314916114 −0.483554663 preserv) CMP_526_24 Vitamin K2 BJ Fibroblasts −0.316767492 −0.655141298 CMP_518_21 Hyadisine BJ Fibroblasts −0.322580894 −0.536078754 CMP_520_81 Hyadisine BJ Fibroblasts −0.337020875 0 CMP_537_12 CR11036 ATP China New BJ Fibroblasts −0.369855355 −0.47434869 Lot # CMP_542_34 Phenyl n-butyrate sodium t-keratinocytes −0.412320816 −0.632450652 salt CMP_539_60 monosodium tartrate t-keratinocytes −0.419919461 −0.474231635 CMP_522_04 German Chamomile serum BJ Fibroblasts −0.441392896 −0.5274116 fraction CMP_521_70 Allyl isothiocyanate t-keratinocytes −0.453294585 −0.739677439 CMP_557_45 Phytocaspaline t-keratinocytes −0.468888077 0 CMP_517_83 Bio1048 BJ Fibroblasts −0.401670825 −0.455737123 CMP_537_14 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_524_69 Simuthyal t-keratinocytes −0.406912543 −0.420230864 CMP_522_45 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts −0.303211612 0 CMP_513_04 OTZ (2-OXO-1,3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.373176719 −0.538339115 Thiazolidine) CMP_541_36 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts −0.497428438 −0.526777027 CMP_535_51 Dihydroxymethylchromone t-keratinocytes 0.278202585 0 CMP_551_06 Simuthyal t-keratinocytes −0.278226117 0 CMP_523_22 Pinoxide t-keratinocytes −0.414273426 −0.637723409 CMP_523_09 Phycoboreane t-keratinocytes 0 −0.664004828 CMP_520_11 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.326962449 −0.454410971 CMP_543_05 UVB BJ Fibroblasts 0.486978881 0 CMP_536_63 monosodium tartrate t-keratinocytes 0.40488122 0 CMP_543_83 Hesperetin BJ Fibroblasts −0.267393139 −0.495873451 CMP_525_52 Phycoboreane t-keratinocytes 0 −0.543473516 CMP_553_09 Sodium Chondroitin t-keratinocytes −0.437167955 −0.754251516 Sulfate CMP_520_38 Sculptosane BJ Fibroblasts −0.556763232 −0.42855375 CMP_549_34 Sodium Thiocyanate BJ Fibroblasts −0.4518741 −0.668507496 CMP_540_60 Yuzu Ceramide B BJ Fibroblasts −0.33007993 0 CMP_552_72 UVB BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.6282744 CMP_518_25 Sculptosane BJ Fibroblasts −0.302624713 0.642253058 CMP_523_43 Tego Pep4-17 t-keratinocytes −0.454238127 −0.55504737 CMP_524_31 Matrine t-keratinocytes −0.462106993 0 CMP_552_24 Sodium Thiocyanate BJ Fibroblasts −0.326227253 −0.494377498 CMP_534_83 Pinoxide BJ Fibroblasts −0.541274015 0 CMP_537_16 Hesperetin BJ Fibroblasts 0 −0.61859615 CMP_536_34 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes −0.545771002 −0.623735825 CMP_540_02 Hesperetin BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_551_72 Sodium Chondroitin t-keratinocytes −0.380487493 −0.560032256 Sulfate CMP_540_05 2-cyano-1-tert-pentyl-3-(3- BJ Fibroblasts −0.428861705 −0.344160428 pyridyl)-GuanidineP1075 CMP_516_94 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts −0.431404662 0 CMP_541_33 apomorphine BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_538_55 monosodium tartrate t-keratinocytes −0.504569817 −0.650430487 CMP_520_57 Permethrin BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_537_24 Peptide Q10 CR 10068 BJ Fibroblasts −0.542519019 −0.604802102 CMP_540_24 Symmatrix BJ Fibroblasts −0.50182886 −0.477420932 CMP_542_89 Bernal Ester DCM t-keratinocytes −0.336006938 −0.477755868 CMP_552_46 nipecotic acid BJ Fibroblasts 0 0 CMP_558_56 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts −0.560053963 −0.763141825 CMP_549_88 1-octanol BJ Fibroblasts −0.267762968 −0.522908729 CMP_525_07 Simuthyal t-keratinocytes −0.360224575 −0.677490313 CMP_516_23 Adenine BJ Fibroblasts −0.412043089 −0.480895665 CMP_524_56 Verityl AB1000 t-keratinocytes 0 0 CMP_523_24 Dermapure HP (no t-keratinocytes −0.367480778 −0.612461607 preserv) CMP_534_24 German Chamomile serum BJ Fibroblasts −0.381841032 −0.621078246 fraction CMP_555_10 Nachyline BJ Fibroblasts 0 0

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What is claimed is:
 1. A method of constructing a data architecture for use in identifying connections between perturbagens and genes associated with a type of periorbital dyschromia, comprising: (a) providing a gene expression profile for a control human cell, wherein the control cell is from a human cell line selected from the group consisting of keratinocyte, fibroblast, melanocyte and melanoma cell lines; (b) generating a gene expression profile for a human cell exposed to at least one perturbagen, wherein the cell is selected from the same cell line as the control cell; (c) identifying genes differentially expressed in response to the at least one perturbagen by comparing the gene expression profiles of (a) and (b); (d) creating an ordered list comprising identifiers representing the differentially expressed genes, wherein the identifiers are ordered according to the differential expression of the genes; (e) storing the ordered list as an instance on at least one computer readable medium, wherein the instance is a keratinocyte, fibroblast, melanocyte or melanoma instance according to the selection in (a); and (f) constructing a data architecture of stored instances by repeating (a) through (e), wherein the at least one perturbagen of step (a) is different qualitatively or quantitatively for each instance.
 2. The method according to claim 1, comprising using a programmable computer to perform one or more of steps (c), (d), (e) and (f).
 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ordered list comprises the ordered list of identifiers in association with a numerical ranking for the identifier corresponding to its rank in the ordered list.
 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of generating is performed by extracting a biological sample from the treated cell and subjecting the biological sample to microarray analysis.
 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the biological sample comprises mRNA.
 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the microarray is a global microarray or a specific microarray, wherein the specific microarray comprises oligonucleotides which hybridize to genes corresponding to a gene expression signature for a cellular phenotype.
 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ordered list of each instance is arranged so that an identifier associated with each gene that is not differentially expressed is positioned between the identifier associated with the most up-regulated gene and the identifier associated with the most down-regulated gene.
 8. A system for identifying connections between perturbagens and genes associated with periorbital dyschromia, comprising: (a) at least one computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instances and a periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature, wherein the instances and the gene expression signature are derived from one of a human epidermal skin cell or a human dermal skin cell, each instance comprises an instance list of rank-ordered identifiers of differentially expressed genes, and the periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature comprises one or more gene expression signature lists of identifiers representing differentially expressed genes associated with at least one type of periorbital dyschromia; (b) a programmable computer comprising computer-readable instructions that cause the programmable computer to execute one or more of the following: (i) accessing the plurality of instances and a periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature stored on the computer readable medium; (ii) comparing the periorbital dychromia-relevant gene expression signature to the plurality of the instances, wherein the comparison comprises comparing each identifier in the gene expression signature list with the position of the same identifier in the instance list for each of the plurality of instances; and (iii) assigning a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances.
 9. The system of claim 8, further comprising: a microarray scanner for receiving a biological sample obtained from human epidermal or dermal cells; and a second programmable computer for transmitting gene expression data from the scanner to the first programmable computer.
 10. The system according to claim 8, further comprising an array of perturbagens for application to the human keratinocyte, fibroblast, melanocyte or melanoma cells.
 11. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of instances comprises between about 50 and about 50,000 instances.
 12. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of instances comprises between about 1,000 and about 20,000 instances.
 13. The system of claim 8, wherein the programmable computer assigns a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances and the connectivity score has a value between +2 and −2.
 14. The system of claim 13, further comprising identifying a skin instance having a negative connectivity score or a positive connectivity score.
 15. A method of formulating a cosmetic composition, the method comprising: (a) accessing with a computer a plurality of skin instances stored on at least one computer readable medium, wherein each instance is associated with a perturbagen and wherein each instance comprises an ordered list comprising a plurality of identifiers representing up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes; (b) accessing with a computer at least one gene expression signature stored on the at least one computer readable medium, wherein the gene expression signature corresponds to a type of periorbital dyschromia and comprises one or more lists comprising a plurality of identifiers representing a plurality of up-regulated genes and a plurality of down-regulated genes associated with periorbital dyschromia; (c) assigning with a computer a connectivity score to each of the plurality of instances, wherein each instance is associated with the at least one perturbagen; and (d) formulating a cosmetic composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier and at least one of the perturbagen(s) associated with the instance, wherein the connectivity score of the instance associated with the at least one perturbagen is negative.
 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein each instance comprises identifiers corresponding to between about 5 and about 800 genes.
 17. The method according to claim 15, wherein step (b) comprises accessing a plurality of gene expression signatures corresponding to one or more types of periorbital dyschromia, and step (c) comprises assigning to each of the plurality of instances a connectivity score for each of the plurality of gene expression signatures.
 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein step (c) comprises assigning a connectivity score to each of the plurality of skin instances based on a combination of the connectivity scores assigned to each instance for each of the plurality of gene expression signatures.
 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein each of the plurality of gene expression signatures comprises one or more gene expression signature lists comprising a plurality of identifiers representing a plurality of up-regulated genes and a plurality of down-regulated genes, wherein the plurality of up-regulated genes comprises between about 80% and about 100% of the up-regulated genes are set forth in at least one of Tables 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, and wherein the plurality of down-regulated genes comprises between about 80% and about 100% of the down-regulated genes set forth in at least one of Tables 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and
 12. 20. A skin care composition formulated according to the method of claim
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